Sexual Assault I Did This To Myself-destroy Not Recover

[Lola Nocheprieta]

The true you is the one who worked through years of therapy and growth to a good place. You know you can do that, because you have done it. Even now you are dealing creatively with your truly horrible situation.

I want to echo what @Sandstone has said: the real you is the one who picked your name @I_will_recover, and did all that hard work so that you know and can remember that the "good life," even the "good enough" life, feels like.

Personally, I'm in the middle of the second time in my life when I feel like, "holy shit, how on earth did I wind up back *here* again? Where did my life go? Who am I now, and have I lost everything, all that ground I had gained?" It's been very humbling. I've had to remember that "recovery" is a process, not a place. And that "going back to basics," very, very basic, doesn't mean that I'm a loser, or I've lost ground. It means I'm still alive, still kicking, and I am doing the work!

Good luck with everything, and know that there are many people around the world who are rooting for you and who believe that you are still on the path of recovering.

 

[LisawithPTSD]

I am living this, too, though mine is a slower death. I can literally see my life, job, home, people, control slipping away and still cannot. stop. it.

The only things that are helping are my pets and my friends. Please turn to your friends. You will be surprised (I know this from experience) how much you mean to them and how much they will want to help. Try it.

Please.

Feel free to message me.