Sharing – 5 Powerful Self-Care Tips for Abuse and Trauma Survivors

I appreciate, not only the tips but this reminder from the link below:

Throughout this journey of healing from trauma and abuse, make sure that you are being compassionate towards yourself. A great deal of trauma survivors suffer from toxic shame and self-blame. It’s important that we are gentle towards ourselves during this journey, that we acknowledge that we are doing our very best, and that we ask ourselves every day, “What would be the most loving thing I can do for myself in this moment?” in any circumstance. There is no time limit to learning and healing, there is only the power of transforming our adversity into victory, one small step at a time.

How often do I see survivors talking about being healed as if there’s some end where they are done and never have to think about the trauma again, and berating themselves for not having yet reached this state when it doesn’t really work that way. Self-care and learning never stop. We never reach a point where we know everything and live happily ever after. Real-life does not have a happily ever after, it has ups, downs, twists, and turns, and healing will not be any different.

Healing will have ups, downs, twists, and turns, and just when you think you are done with the process, some new event will create new trauma and trigger old habits.

That’s how life is, for survivors, and for people who had no abuse in childhood. It’s why we all need to be gracious toward ourselves, and others.

5 Powerful Self-Care Tips for Abuse and Trauma Survivors