Dear Abuse Survivor

Dear Abuse Survivor,

I’M talking to you, but I think it might help the rest of the world to eavesdrop.

I won’t be presumptuous and say I know what you’re going through. Because every story of trauma is unique and we often process and respond very differently to the same set of circumstances.

But I do know that pain is pain is pain. And I’m intimately familiar with the pain, suffering, and silence of abuse and violation.

I know what if feels like to sincerely wish you won’t wake up in the morning.