[thehopefulquotes]

“Stars can´t shine without darkness.”

— Unknown

[traumasurvivors]

It is okay if the past still affects you. You can understand why it happened. You can have insight. You can be thriving in most areas of your life. And still something small can trigger the old pain. This does not mean you have gone backwards. It means you are human. You are allowed to still be affected.

[seaphine]

[naiveasf]

[traumasurvivors]

Sometimes healing isn’t learning that your reactions never made sense.

Sometimes it’s realizing they made perfect sense for what you survived, even if they no longer serve you now.

Those are two very different things.

[thoughtcascades]

what version of me would i become if i was touched the way i need

[quotefeeling]

“Everything’s a risk. Not doing anything is a risk. It’s up to you.”

— Nicola Yoon, Everything, Everything

[crimsolyn]

I think it is mandatory, especially in the morning, to be quiet

[mindinthevoid]

[perfectfeelings]

“I restore myself when I’m alone.”

— Marilyn Monroe

[remanence-of-love]

[thoughtkick]

“I have a limit and when you reach it I dismiss you from my life. It’s that simple.”

— Unknown

[perfectfeelings]

“Please stop destroying what is left of your heart by constantly thinking about things that have broken you.”

— Nikita Gill

[thoughtkick]

“Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.”

— Stephen R. Covey

[wholeheartedsuggestions]

one day, you will find yourself being loved by entirely new people and wonder why you were ever worried you’d never find them

[resqectable]

“I always find beauty in things that are odd and imperfect – they are much more interesting.”

— Marc Jacobs

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