Letting Go of the Victim Label: The Past Will Not Define Me
TRIGGER WARNING: This post deals with an account of domestic violence and sexual abuse, and may be triggering to some people.
āThings turn out bestĀ for the people who make theĀ bestĀ of the wayĀ things turn out.ā ~Unknown
It wasnāt long ago that I lived my life as a professional victim.
It wasnāt intentional, but somewhere along the way I had internalized the fact that my victimhood gave me an excuse to remain stuck. As long as I was a victim, I had a reason to wallow in sadness and self-pity, a reason to not move forward, and sympathy …
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