I Am Not My Trauma

"I Am Not My Trauma"

I am not my trauma

I am not what I went through

I am not a reflection of my negative experiences

I am separate from these.

I am a whole human being, who has gone through injustices that were the product of the choices of others

These purposeful decisions did not have to be made

I do not deserve to be violated

I do not deserve to be hurt

People who cause pain to others through their actions, end up hurting themselves as well

Nobody deserves to be violated, or hurt

I am a reflection of being my own person

I am not what I went through.

-from a survivor of trauma