I Rise A Survivor I Stand

06/08/2025

Today is more of a personal
Post.

Another woman reached out to me via media in my friend requests.

I didn't know this person but had a message "I was his victim too".

These words were chilling. Always knowing that I could not have possible been his first, he was to perfected at his MO.

Of course we had a lot to share and all was too familiar.

I expressed my sympathy for her. She never reported.

As we know 1/3 are abused and only 3% make it to trial with only approximately 29% (2014) who report.

The long and short we were two strangers united by the same demon.

My story only demonstrates how, an abuser will not stop or "change".

They will continue to abuse every woman that enters their life.

The up side, two strangers united by one demon, are meeting for coffee and purging ourselves of his atrocities.

I will keep you all posted!

05/08/2025

05/08/2025

Night terrors, also known as sleep terrors, are a sleep disorder that causes feelings of panic or dread during non-rapid eye movement (REM) sleep.

They are a type of parasomnia, characterized by unusual physical and verbal behaviors.

These I suffered from
Nightly, so terribly that I feared sleep and would do anything to avoid it.

I can't tell you they will go away, mine have not and are just as troubling as day one when they started but, there are ways to cope and get through them.

What a night terror looks like

A night terror is stuck halfway between being asleep and awake. They are awake enough to get out of bed, talk or scream and have their eyes open; but they are asleep in that they do not respond.

Never wake anymore me in the midst of it. It can be confusing and even cause the terror to reoccur.

01/08/2025

To be "gentle" is kind, mild, and calm.

Be gentle with yourself along this journey. You repairing years of damage for some or for others a tragic event that has you in flight and survival mode.

You heal at your own pace. Don't let anyone tell you "you should be over it by now", "you're not setting a good example", it's been this many months or years, you must be forgetting!!

NO. My journey is now 10 years in the making and if I had listened to the ignorance of people who do not know or understand Trauma, I will still be stuck in victim mode.

We all have our own timeline BUT We Rise!

31/07/2025

Serenity means a state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled.

It implies a sense of tranquility and freedom from worry or disturbance.

Essentially, it's a feeling of deep, inner peace and emotional balance, even in the midst of challenging situations.

29/07/2025

29/07/2025

Proud - very happy and pleased because of something you have done, something you own, someone you know or are related to, etc. : feeling pride.

Be proud of how far you have come. The small silent wins that you have accomplished that noone even sees. Celebrate yourself!

26/07/2025

Celebrate to acknowledge a significant or happy day or event with a social gathering or an enjoyable activity.
On our journey from victim to survivor we need to celebrate every small milestone we conquer. For me, it was the day I could sit in a room in public without having to face the door. I always had to face the exit. For the milestone, I celebrate.