51 Quotes About Recovery-from-abuse

Abuse is never contained to a present moment, it lingers across a person’s lifetime and has pervasive long-term ramifications.

(a quote from a survivor)Read up on the psychology of abuse. Listen to music. Being alone to process without chatter. Usually outside doing something physical, doing these things helps you believe you CAN do anything. Share my story without shame.

When you feel at sea in an abyss of emotions, reconnecting to the beauty of your soul can be difficult, but it is never impossible.

I opened my eyes and felt better, exhausted but relieved of a burden. The pressure to tell and the weight of the emotions had been with me for weeks. Now that I'd told what had happened, the burden lifted a bit.

My life did not make sense the day I left behind the people who had hurt me. My life started to make sense, the day that I forgave them.

Alice would often remind me, 'Toxic people tend to think that you being triggered is extreme. Nah, that’s just called boundaries.