Sometimes healing feels lonelier than being hurt.
Dear Survivor,
There’s a quiet grief that doesn’t get talked about enough: the loneliness that shows up after you finally see the truth.
At first, awakening to realizing it is abuse can feel like relief.
The fog lifts. The confusion starts to clear. But then something unexpected happens. You look around and realize how few people really understand. The friends who loved your ex. The family who thinks you’re overreacting. The silence that follows your story.
It can make you feel like you’re grieving in a vacuum. Know that you are not alone. There are others who have experienced what you are going through. There are online places to gain connection with others who have experienced something similar. There are many resources that can help you move forward. There are resources and therapies that can aid in your healing journey.
This kind of loneliness can make you question everything again. But please hear this: clarity is not isolation. It’s just the in-between. A necessary shedding of what wasn’t safe enough to carry forward. There is hope, there is more. There are healthy relationships out there and it can get better.
You’re not empty. You’re being made new.
The people who dismissed your pain were never meant to walk your healing path. The ones who blamed you were never safe to hold your truth. It was not your fault. You did not cause this. And while it may feel like you’re walking through this alone, there is a whole world of survivors walking quietly beside you.
You are not alone. You are becoming healthy with clarity.
Blessings and healing,
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