Believe you deserve to be treated with respect and kindness. Move away from those who persistently do not do this.

Believe you deserve to be treated with respect and kindness. Move away from those who persistently do not do this. 

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Shah Wharton, Thriving Survivor

Oct 16th, 2011

"Believe you deserve to be treated with respect and kindness. Move away from those who persistently do not do this. Seek support from those who will understand your inner-world, at online support groups for example, but also seek out those who are generally kind, positive and successful people. It's true that other people's positivity rubs off on us. And that we can like-wise absorb negativity.."   ~ Shah Wharton

 

 One of the worst afteraffects of abuse are the lies which survivors can end up believing about themselves.  Unlearning such lies and then making positive beliefs a part of one's nature is often a big part of recovery.  In her Archive Shah points out how important it is for survivors to relearn and never forget the respect and kindness every human being is entitled to. 

Wharton furthermore points out another important component of this relearning process:  Building a network of mutually supportive and positive people.  Afterall, it is incredibly difficult to find peace when surrounded by misery!

Surround yourself with positive affirmations, creativity, and supportive people.  

This process can be slow and takes time.  Therefor be sure to grant yourself grace in these tasks.