April

You aren't making it up. Yes, it was that bad.

You don't deserve to invalidate yourself.

13.06.2025 21:27 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Your abuser not being aware they’re being abusive does not change the fact that it is abuse. You don’t need to prove it to them or get their confirmation for your feelings about it to be valid.

20.05.2025 04:11 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

The fact that it "could have been worse" doesn't take away from the fact that it should have been better. You deserved better.

13.04.2025 05:15 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

You are not responsible for the actions of another person. This means that what they did to you was on them, not you.

07.04.2025 18:58 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Text over a beige flower background that says: it’s okay if you thought you were over it but it hits you all over again. It’s okay to fall apart even after you had it under control. You are not weak. Healing is mess. And there is no timeline for healing.

I’m always seeing this quote of mine stolen and given the wrong credit so I wanted to make my own.

While on the topic, there is also no “one true way” to heal. We’re all different and we have our own unique journeys.

05.04.2025 14:22 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

You’re worthy now. As you are, wherever you are. You don’t need to have achieved your goals, or gotten to a certain point in your healing. You are worthy right now.

04.04.2025 16:45 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Someone not meaning to be cruel, abusive or mean doesn't mean that they aren't cruel, abusive or mean. Your hurt is still real. Your feelings are still real. Even if they didn't intend to cause the negative feelings.

04.04.2025 07:53 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

You are a person. You are not a product. What they did to you doesn’t make you damaged goods.

03.04.2025 17:24 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

It’s ok to mourn the person you think you could’ve been without the trauma.
While your worth is not diminished, sometimes the feelings are heavy and realizations hit us about how things could have been different. And it’s ok to feel that. It’s ok to grieve for the things you think could have been.

10.12.2024 21:06 — 👍 8    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

It’s okay if you thought you were over it but it hits you all over again.

It’s okay to fall apart even after you had it under control.

You are not weak. Healing is messy. And there is no timeline for healing.

#trauma #healing #ptsd

06.12.2024 17:19 — 👍 13    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

You don’t need to get to a certain point in your healing where you’re suddenly “worthy of love”.

You are worthy of love as you are right now. Try not to forget it.

05.12.2024 21:37 — 👍 8    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

Sometimes as we heal, we outgrow things. We outgrow people even. And that’s okay. You aren’t selfish or wrong because your needs are changing. Keep going.

02.12.2024 17:21 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0