Throughout my childhood I was exposed to numerous bad things. Most of them came from the worst person I’ve known to this day, sadly it is one of my parents – my mother. I was...
Surviving Abuse
choose you
I’ve never knew how deep one scar could go in ruining one’s life as a whole, forgiveness is not as easy as the word says forgive no matter how much you love and believe in God...
Mistreatment and abuse in childbirth
My experience with child birth consists of mistreatment, abuse, physiological torture and poor suturing. I remember my labour pain started very early in the morning at around 5am, I had my...
Am I the only one treated this way?
I was born in 2003 but I always tell my friends that I was born 2005 because I don’t want to tell them that I was held back in kindergarden. The reason why I was held back is because...
It Gets Better
My name is Elisabeth, I am 20 years old and I’m currently a university student studying BioMedical Science. I have been reluctant to share my story (and still partly am). However I...
MY STORY
Unfortunately, I have been through a lot. Those who I thought were my friends and family were apathetic. Perhaps getting this “out there” in some way will help me and others. MY...
No Stigma Just Love!!!
Many people believe that having mental health issues is a choice, that people choose to be sad or depressed, or that they would get better if they only knew how to control their emotions...
Misguided love!
I thought I knew all about abusive relationships before I found myself in the middle of one. I thought I was too smart to get involved with someone who would hurt me physically and...
Bullying
For the most part the bad days have stopped. Every now and then I’m blindsided by one. A morning that started off normally and then I’m hit with it. Trying to process and make sense of...
Hurt no more
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains descriptions of childhood rape and abuse. What do you do when there is so much pain in your life? When all you...