⚠️Trigger Warning: Sexual Abuse ⚠️ This reel touches on childhood sexual abuse and may be difficult for some to hear. Please take care of yourself while watching. I’m sharing a painful part of my story not to shock or trigger, but to remind anyone who’s been through something similar: you are not what happened to you. Abuse is something done to you. It is not who you are. For years, victims are silenced by shame, fear of reactions, or the belief that speaking out will make them “broken.” But healing begins when we talk, when we do the hard work to separate our sense of self from the abuse. Therapy, speaking out, finding safe spaces ; it’s like an exorcism, a release, a reclaiming of yourself. Today, I can share this openly, and my tone might even sound casual, not because it wasn’t serious, but because I’ve done the deep work of healing and continue to do it. I know what happened was not my fault. I was a child. The shame belongs only to the abuser. It’s also important to say that so many times the perpetrators are not strangers but uncles, cousins, or others close to the family. Their acts often go unnoticed for years. This is why we need to start talking to our children early about good touch and bad touch, and to encourage them to signal if something feels wrong. It’s not possible to be watching like a hawk 24/7. You might need to step away for a moment, and sadly there are sick people who take advantage. The point of me sharing this is not for shock or followers, but to break the silence, protect children, and make sure abuse doesn’t go unnoticed. If you’ve been through something like this, please don’t keep it bottled inside. Seek help, speak out, find safe places to unburden. You are never broken. What happened is part of your story, but it is not you. #BreakTheSilence #YouAreNotAlone #EndChildAbuse
