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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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I think you told me about him @avant-garde . I'm sorry the role has gone to his head @avant-garde . I've seen that happen in the past and I tend to say to myself, Let God deal with it.

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@tyme

I haven't really talked about Charming here, you may be thinking of Azariah, means well but sucks at it.

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The young fellow who became a deacon @avant-garde ?

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@tyme

Yeah, he isn't young though, he's 10 years my senior.

Azariah is hit and miss with me, he's seen as the mental health guy in our church but has little regard for boundaries and has breached my confidentiality multiple times.

Charming is more like a brother, he's one of my emergency contacts for a reason.

I think in the second service I'm going to apologise for whatever it was that I said that seemed to upset him, while also enforcing my boundaries in asking questions and standing in what I believe is best for me.

I don't need a parent or a deacon that tells me what to do because that's not going to help me, I need someone who has the capacity to understand and ability to concede when necessary.

If I don't do this, I'm looking at another seizure come Saturday for not feeling heard in control or safe

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Totally makes sense @avant-garde .

It's important to maintain those boundaries.

Please look after yourself. I wont' disturb you if you are in your second session now. Message whenever you are free.

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@tyme

It's not for another 2 hours

I'm doing a jigsaw puzzle and about to make coffee. I have just over a week to finish it as I'm giving it to a friend of mine on the 2nd.

I think tonights poem is going to be about hidden pride when pushing help

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How many pieces in the puzzle?

Do you have far to travel for church? @avant-garde

Hidden pride is so dangerous...

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@tyme

About 20 minutes, but I got all green lights and a few idiots.

Puzzle is 1000 piece, biggest I've done in a while

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@avant-garde wrote:

@tyme

About 20 minutes, but I got all green lights and a few idiots.

Hahahaha @avant-garde lol. You make me laugh.

I get frustrated with puzzles. But I have to say I like those wooden ones.

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@tyme

I've filled in the small gaps since then

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