I did the scary thing and I was thinking of you
Added 2023-12-13 17:41:20 +0000 UTCThe victim advocate explained the process to me so I would know what I was about to do and make an informed decision. I was shaking and crying thinking about what I was about to commit to doing. I could have chosen to continue to be silent and try to make myself smaller and less noticeable to an abuser.
But I thought about *you* and others who have been hurt only because of being close to me.
I looked at her through my tears and with a shaking voice said, “yes, I have to do this.”
It’s been terrifying and so hard to walk through it alone. I did it for me, of course. But in that moment that I made the hard choice, I was thinking of you.
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This will never be seen or understood by the person I wrote it for, but thank you for allowing me space to express these feelings. Please believe victims. Please support each other.
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