Category: Power
When Words Are Used to Control You: Everyday Red Flags People Miss
✦ by WeSurviveAbuse.com
Not all control looks like yelling, threats, [...]
I Don’t Owe You an Explanation for Why I Saved My Own Life
They wanted a monologue.A meeting.A “mature conversation.”
They wan [...]
It Wasn’t Rejection. It Was Redirection to Your Own Power
There was a time when you stayed in places that dimmed you.In love t [...]
Your Voice Was Never the Problem—Their Comfort with Harm Was
They told you to lower your voice.To be more careful.To stop "bringing [...]
I’m Not Bitter—I Just Finally Know Better
They’ll say you’re angry now.That you’re bitter.That you’ve changed. [...]
You Were Expected to Bleed Quietly So They Could Stay Comfortable
They didn’t just hurt you—They expected you to stay silent about it.
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I’m Not Explaining Myself Anymore—You Were Just Never Listening
There comes a point in your healing when you get tired.Not just tire [...]
They Called You Too Much—But What You Were Was Too Aware
You were never too much.You were too awake.
You noticed what others [...]
You Don’t Owe Anyone Access to the Version of You That Had to Survive Them
There are people who remember you in your survival state.And they ro [...]
They Don’t Miss You. They Miss the Version of You That Didn’t Know Better
Let’s tell the truth today.
Sometimes when people say they “miss you, [...]
Heal—So They Can’t Use Your Wounds Against You
One of the hardest, most necessary truths:Unhealed wounds are vulner [...]
When the Whole World Is Watching: It Takes a Super Human Commitment to Self-Care to Leave
Leaving an abusive relationship is never easy.But leaving while the [...]
The Rules of Misogyny: Naming What’s Harmed Us, Reclaiming What’s Ours
Misogyny isn’t just personal. It’s systemic, strategic, and often subt [...]
Stop Adding Barriers. Start Listening.
People don’t listen to women and children.Not even when we bring a m [...]
🚫 STOP ASKING US TO GET USED TO BEING HARMED
People don’t listen to women and children.
Not when we whisper.Not [...]
Coercive Sex Trafficking: What People Don’t Understand
That line is more fragile than people think.
Too many people in the [...]
Other People’s Emotional Unavailability Is Not Your Fault
Survivor, you’ve carried so much.
You’ve fought for healing, for hope [...]
Her VOICE is Terrifying But Not His Violence?
Some men (and women) don’t define harm as what they’ve done.They defin [...]
Her Story Isn’t About Weakness. It’s About Knowing Who Can’t Be Trusted
Celebrity trials that encompass domestic violence and rape annoy m [...]
🌱 10 Signs You’re Reclaiming Yourself After Abuse
Even If It Doesn’t Feel Like It[WeSurviveAbuse.com]
Healing doesn’t [...]