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Maybe it felt like romance. It wasn’t.

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You hurt me more than you will ever know.

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There is this idea that when people experience abuse, they will know what to do. I had no idea.

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While connecting with other people who have experienced domestic abuse, it seemed that many of us have something in common. Victims of domestic abuse struggle with identifying themselves as real victims.

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I hope that my voice reaches your ears and touches your heart when I say that you are worthy of kindness. You are already and always have been worthy of goodness.

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I have moved on from him, but the trauma is still there. It doesn’t mean that I still love him, it just means that I am still healing.   

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Because of you, I know what kind of person I need in my life to make my soul happy. Because of you, I am now a better version of myself.

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If you meet someone who went through what I did, just know that it may require a little extra attention, a little extra effort, and some time,

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I saw the same thing in my dad’s eyes and when I saw glimpses of his soul. 

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When I’m awake, everything that I see, hear, feel, touch, and smell triggers the trauma that lives within me.