Childhood Trauma

original poem : & i am your daughter

inspired by @two-bees-poetry !

you know what that is? growth

(painting not mine)

“I have a right to be angry with those who abuse me.

I have the right to be treated as an adult.

I have the right to say "no". I have a right to make mistakes.

I have the right to cut off contact with toxic people, regardless of who they are.

I have the right to live my life according to my head.

I have the right to complain about what I don't think is right and about the injustices committed against me.

I have the right to validate my story and my reality.

I have a right to protect myself.

I have the right to feel antagonistic emotions, as well as to express them in a non-abusive way.

I have the right to ask for and refuse help.

I have the right to have my own will, opinion and interests.

I have the right to change the way I act and think.

If you went through an abandonment as a child, a breakup others would get over with in months can take years to overcome.

If you went through domestic abuse, even small changes in a loved one's tone can make you anxious.

If you were belittled your whole childhood, being professionally critized at work can feel like the end of the world.