What Does Healing Mean To You?

[Survivor2Thriver]

Do we ever stop healing? I believe we do. I believe at some point personal growth settles in prompting us to share our experiences in an effort for change.

Each one of us have different traumas that can give society a better understanding. We can't remain silent.


My question to everyone here is where would you start? What area in society needs the greatest awareness for change?

Breaking the taboo of silence surrounding abuse sounds like a great place to start!

 

[Meadowsweet]

I love your name, and the positivity of this thread.

I'd like to see society changing its attitude towards sexual consent to get rid of the 'blurred lines' that seem to cause so much difficulty. Not try it on and see if the other person is heard to say no loud and clearly enough, but instead, ask and wait to hear if she is saying yes.

The other thing I'd like to see talked about, is how childhood abuse effects adults.

 

[arfie]

I will quote Mother Teresa on this one. "Just do what is in front of you." Whether it is a little extra compassion for a stranger in episode or a little more tolerance for a repeat offender in my life or protecting a child in the line of fire, I just do what is in front of me. I strive to live the message.

 

[Survivor2Thriver]

@Meadowsweet Thank you!

You favor working with teenagers and beyond?

 

[Survivor2Thriver]

@arfie I strive for the same. We do what we can. :)

My T gave me two words to ponder for our next session. Change and healing. I want to volunteer my time in an area I'm most passionate. It's hard to choose one!

 

[Deleted member 12723]

I am healed of so many things but it took me over twenty years of hard work. I think society is behind the times but slowly waking up. I see many signs of people being more proactive in their own recovery process and an intolerance for abuse in any form.

I would like to see more awarenesses in the area of verbal abuse in the family and relationships.

 

[Survivor2Thriver]

It's taken me many years as well. Our foster care is overloaded and the police are rarely willing to take on older cases. Pedophiles roam freely. The ripple effect is sad for future generations. Society wants to hush survivors and survivors are afraid of being shunned. Very sad.

 

[MissKB]

To love myself! Shucks maybe just to like myself.