“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
— Maya Angelou
“It eventually gets better, without any sort of explanation; you just wake up one morning and you’re not as upset anymore.”
— Unknown
We cannot help who we are. We experience a lot of horrifying things, and sometimes react in ways people don't understand. We don't always have control over our own actions. It isn't our fault.
“I don’t hold on to anything anymore. Pain comes at me and I take it, chew it for a few minutes, and spit it back out. It’s just not my thing anymore.”
— Dave Eggers, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
Even if the abuse didn’t “feel bad” at the time, it was still abuse. And you are still allowed to feel whatever you feel about it.
it sucks because for a minute i was happy, for a minute i was getting better, for a minute i had hope, but in a minute i lost it all again
Artist of 20+ years. 33. Aro/Ace (depends) He/They. Depressive posting, tw for my reblogs and posts, I'm Schizophrenic among other things. ♋
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