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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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@avant-garde what'd you get up to today? drivers... like taxi drivers?

ohh yep makes sense, grey's is soapy indeed. i always feel so cool when i understand a lil medical reference thanks to grey's haha, i'm guessing you've learnt a heap more specialist terms from watching crime/medical/historical, etc. not sure if you mentioned whether you are/have studied a course before - have you?

that's a fair point. ooo yes i loveeed legend of korra too!! i hear they're making another one that'll release in a couple years.

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@rav3n no the idiots sitting behind the steering wheel doing their make up and trying to merge at the same time that I usually see in my rearview mirror.

2 university degrees and 5 trade certificates

qualified teachers assistant, librarian, secretary...

Another legend of Korra sounds cool

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eeek nooo @avant-garde that's definitely not on. hope there were no damages!! even those near misses are stressful.

woahh amazing!! i've always wondered what studying to be a librarian involved! i did some volunteering at the library back in high school, used to be my safe place. you seem like you have a passion for learning, love that. do you think you'll do more study in the future?

i think the next movie is going to be about the avatar after Korra (so not much Korra screentime unfortunately) but hopefully they do it justice!

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@rav3n let's just say I was thankful to get home!

More study won't help me get a job, making community connections will

I was wondering who would come after Korra

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Just popping by @avant-garde

really loved your comment … more medicine less soap…lol… re Greys Anatomy

good on you for being versatile and sticking with study… hope it pays off for you… certainly shows determination, perseverance and smarts.

it is great having you around the forum

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@avant-garde hope you rest up well!!

so true, i definitely underestimate the importance of good connections/networks. what sorta job are you interesting in moving into?

sameeee!! just googled it and apparently this is the premise: a young earthbender discovers she is the next Avatar, and she and her long-lost twin sibling must uncover their mysterious origins and save the world before civilization's last strongholds collapse

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@rav3n

My dream is to work in the library accessibility sector. Everyone has a right to learn and engage, more so in libraries, where the homeless feel safe, the LGBTQ feel understood and the neurodiverse, verbal and nonverbal alike feel heard.

Whatever the origin and whatever the age we all deserve this with no prejudice and every opportunity.

I was in a library recently and one of the staff was very prejudiced towards a homeless man who was charging his phone next to the printer. I ended up saying something to another staff member, that I love that the library feels safe for the homeless.

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@Jynx!!!

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*dumps a trailer load of pillows on @Jynx*

*runs and jumps into pile of pillows*

Pillow hide and seek!

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@avant-garde!!

Hugs!! 🫂 How are you?

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