“Now I've gone for too long
Living like I'm not alive
So I'm going to start over tonight
Beginning with you and I”
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Living like I'm not alive
So I'm going to start over tonight
Beginning with you and I”
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“You can talk with someone for years, everyday, and still, it won't mean as much as what you can have when you sit in front of someone, not saying a word, yet you feel that person with your heart, you feel like you have known the person for forever.... connections are made with the heart, not the tongue.”
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“When I deny the seriousness of my abuse I agree with my abuser and those who wouldn't acknowledge it. When I am in denial, I have the tendency to minimize my abuse, believe the lies others have said, as well as deny it ever happened. It is important for me to remember as much detail as I can so I can trust my own perceptions of what really happened and not depend on the validations from others.”
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“I have a system with bathrooms. I spend a lot of time in them. They are sanctuaries, public places of peace spaced throughout the world for people like me.”
― It's Kind of a Funny Story
― It's Kind of a Funny Story
“Survivors of abuse show us the strength of their personal spirit every time they smile.”
― Healing Insights: Effects of Abuse for Adults Abused as Children
― Healing Insights: Effects of Abuse for Adults Abused as Children
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