This is a story of my childhood. I had multiple panic attacks reliving the experiences through the writing process. Though writing about my experience was difficult, it was also healing. The nightmares I have been plagued with my entire life are finally gone. For the first time in my life, I feel whole and unashamed of my past. The effects of child abuse don't go away. For the abuser its just a moment in time. For the victim, that moment in time, can last a lifetime.I share my personal journey in hopes to educate and support many through their specific traumatic situation and know that you are not alone. I hope to inspire people, that your trauma does not define you, but that your journey in the fight does. I have discovered that I am lovable, beautiful and a warrior and capable of doing anything, including loving the woman I have become.
