I know that recovery is hard. It was hard for me to go into recovery to face the abuse that happened to me in my childhood and past. There were times when I felt so bad that I wondered if it was worth it to continue working on my issues.
Then one day after being in recovery for years I realized that I started to come out of my severe depression. I started to see the beauty of nature and feel love in the world around me. It took some time, but it was worth it.
Going into recovery and working on healing from my childhood and past pain was the biggest accomplishment I've ever done. It was important for me to go through my own issues so that my children would not have to do it for me. If I had not gone into recovery and healed from as much as I have healed from, I would still be in the constant severe depression that I had been in in the past.
Writing on this blog site has been a part of my recovery and it has helped me tremendously to tell my stories. People who were abused as children can heal from their abuse. It just takes time. Reaching out for the right support is important too.
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