274 Quotes About Abuse-survivors

I thought that the world did not want me, but the truth was that I did not want myself.

Miracles can be found in the most unlikely of places. I found the light not by swimming to the surface, but by letting myself drown in the seas of my deepest fears. Not by eradicating the dark, but by embracing it. I realized that there is no such a thing as darkness, only light and the absence of it. It is there in the light of unconditional love that I finally found the freedom I had been searching for so long.

a mind is only as limitedas it's capacity toembrace his greatest enemy

deity momentsare monumentalbut not for a mortalso my devotedask of youto never beg for any manyou are your own wildflowerwild and freein your devotion tofinally, only youand you forevermore

and you will realizethat fear is a welcome friend at this tableit has been waiting to tell its story for such a long timeand for those who chooseto listen, I promisethat it will bethe most wonderful of tales you will have ever heard

come and fall apart with menot to fall together,but to usher in our own momentof infinity

The messages you received from your family or your childhood experiences may have caused you to believe that assertiveness is unacceptable or even dangerous. Practice saying the following: I have the right to be treated with respect by others. I have the right to express my feelings and opinions. I have the right to say no without feeling guilty. I have the right to ask for what I want. I have the right to make my own mistakes. I have the right to pursue happiness.

Deep connection is the antidote to madness.

It was more than loneliness, than isolation; it was a feeling of somehow being invisible and transparent at the same time, of sinking & slipping of falling away.