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Talking through trauma and PTSD

Running

Running

"Behind every strong person is a story that gave them no choice"

My life is all about a lack of choice.

I'm alive because death would've outed him, it would have sealed his fate in prison.

TW: cultic, rape, trafficking, torture

I'm the daughter of a Satanist...

One trained to breed...

One pregnant at 6 years old...

One prostituted to whoever could afford her...

The girl her dad didn't want...

One men hired to have fun with...

One men experimented with...

One who was tortured for speaking up...

One trained for the sole purpose to please her buyer...

Regardless of age...

Still though...

One who never stayed silent...

One who broke free... twice...

One who rose up...

One who seeks to prove them wrong...

One who has been running for 15 years...

One who just needs to feel heard...

One who went through hell and survived...

That this Phoenix can rise...

She will not be burned...

She's proven that...

I have proven that...

I'm 35 and 90% of those I've been in prolonged abusive situations insufficient evidence for prosecution

A system that protects the abuser more than the survivor

And yet I still try

I don't try for me, I try for the ones after me, the ones like me, that they will see their justice

But for now I run...

From a dad that wants me silenced...

From the nightmares that plague my sleep...

From the memories that invade my mind...

From the choices made for me...

Didn't expect that to come out as poetic as it did

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@MissGremlin

It didn't sound too harsh or angry?

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@avant-garde i don't think so sweet.

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@Jynx

Why is it with you that my walls fall down and the need to hold it all back disappears

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Hmm... @avant-garde consistency and the trust we've built by working gently through small ruptures to our working relationship come to mind. I am glad that there's a sense of safety you feel hun. Maybe it's something for reflection - what is it about the quality of this relationship that you would value or want to nurture in other relationships in your life?

Also - Hello! Good to be back - saw you and Dreamy were counting down to the return of the peer team which certainly warmed my soul!

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@Jynx

It was a reflection on how I feel now... that I got the notification and I hadn't realised how much I'd been holding but I started crying with relief

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Shows just how powerful our connections with others are @avant-garde - I'm sorry that you've felt that you had to hold onto stuff, even if it wasn't a conscious choice.

What's coming up for you, anything you feel you need to get off your chest?

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@Jynx

The biggest thing is where I am...

I didn't tell anyone about the historical ties I have to this place...

I'm on holiday and there's a particular collection I have of coins and this place was on the list...

Although this was one of my dad's favourite destinations for me...

In 3 days it'll be done though and I'll be going home to my cat

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Sounds like a journey rife with very complex emotions @avant-garde - any feelings in particular stand out for you?

Aww yay, I always miss my kitties so much whenever I'm away, I'm sure if yours could count, they'd be counting down the days!!

Is it a new kitty or am I literally that forgetful?

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@Jynx

Disgust mainly with some fear thrown in

Ebony is my only cat, she'll be fine, you are that forgetful though

She's the black one that I take photos of... let's see if i can find one...

Yes her eye is fine, she's recovered from her cold and the hair is growing back

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@avant-garde how you travelling today hun? Shaken off the vibes from yesterday I hope?

lol I am notoriously forgetful, even amongst my ND friends... I do apologise if it ever makes you (or anyone else here) feel like I don't care! I believe I often frustrate the people in my life with how easily I forget things 😅 But I assure you it's never personal.

Ebony is a sweetheart!! Little void cat, oh I adore her! 😻

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