ZombiesHaveFeelingsToo

This is just my little self help blog. I’m on the journey of bettering my mental health. My inbox is always open if you need to talk. No matter what time. 🖤 #ptsd #depression #anxiety #mentalhealth #selfharm 🖤Your mental health does not define you🖤

[feministism]

[traumasurvivors]

If I Say No

It doesn’t mean “change my mind.”

It doesn’t mean I owe you an explanation.

It doesn’t mean you have the right to get angry at me.

It doesn’t mean you can guilt me.

No means no. Simple as that.

[being-me-asurvivor]

4yrs later and sometimes I still turn the shower on high to wash you away

Ptsd confessions

[snorlax-and-co]

[traumasurvivors]

Friendly Reminder

Trauma survivors don’t owe you an explanation. They don’t have to tell you why they’re traumatized, or explain to you in any way why they are the way they are.

It is their story to share. And you are not entitled to know the details. 

[closetedsuggestions-movedd]

Recovery is a process, I’m not gonna lie, there are negatives. People like to act like recovery is an upward slope, but it’s not. There will be times where it feels like you’ve gone back to square one. But don’t let that discourage you. Because of your experiences and change, you’ll come out a lot stronger than your peers. Strength is the best form of reward.

[glass-bones-icey-heart-deactiva]

I guess it’s time to start fixing my shit.

[being-me-asurvivor]

Typical PTSD Day

Them: “Are you feeling okay?” Me while disassociating: “Yep. Just tired”

Because no one can actually know I have ptsd.

[traumasurvivors]

“I desperately wish that my screams haunted you the way they haunt me.”

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[nota-victim]

Things you should never say to a rape survivor

- “How much had you had to drink?” - “What were you wearing?” - “You know that part of town is a bad area.” - “If I were you I woulda have kicked him in the balls.” - “If you’d gotten a taxi home….” - “You should have screamed ‘fire’ instead.” - “Don’t worry not all men are like this.” - “Are you sure he/she heard you say no?”

What else should you never say to a rape survivor?

[bileinmythroat]

“It tears the humanity from your bones and leaves you with loose skin and rot.”

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[cryptidpoet]

I’ve been thinking a lot about rape survivor testimonies that appear on the internet and so many of them say things like ‘i wasn’t drunk’ or 'i wasn’t wearing anything revealing’ which is cool for breaking stereotypes I guess, but it makes me feel so invalid.

when I was raped I was high, and I’d been at a gig so I was wearing revealing clothes, and I chose to share a bed with the friend who raped me. and for a long time I thought that meant it wasn’t really rape; it wasn’t all his fault, I played a part too. if I hadn’t smoked weed, if I hadn’t worn a skirt, if I had let my other friend sleep on the bed with us then it wouldn’t have happened.

[whatever-is-pxre]

a big “fuck you” to the bitchy nurse at the hospital a few years ago when I drank bleach after being raped and she told me that I’d never recover from the assault until I reported it to the police.

a big “fuck you” to anyone that has ever made a rape victim feel bad for not having the courage to report their crime because that shit is hard and I love you and I know you are trying your best.

[traumasurvivors]

Just because your rape wasn’t violent doesn’t mean you aren’t valid.  Just because you didn’t fight back or scream doesn’t mean you aren’t valid.  You ARE valid.  You can still be traumatized. You can still call yourself a rape survivor.  However you feel is valid. Rape is rape. Just because you feel others have it worse doesn’t mean what happened to you wasn’t awful. You’re allowed to feel how you feel. 

[kindofirish]

For me, the thing about surviving rape is that...

• A part of me died that day • I feel so ashamed of myself even though I know it’s not my fault • no matter how well I do, one dream sends me back a million steps that I’ve worked hard to take. • long after my body has healed my mind hasn’t • i can’t tell anyone because they’ll judge me, won’t understand, shun me or do all three. • I feel inadequate to other womyn • I don’t feel worthy of love sometimes • Emotional intimacy scares me more then anything

[whatever-is-pxre]

“Explaining rape to someone that has never been raped, is like describing a colour to someone that has been blind since birth. It’s nearly impossible.”

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[being-me-asurvivor]

4yrs later and sometimes I still turn the shower on high to wash you away

Ptsd confessions