by L'Michelle | Mar 27, 2024 | Anxiety
My anxiety felt like a heavy weight on my chest, making it difficult to concentrate. There was a recent situation that unexpectedly triggered my anxiety, leaving me feeling uneasy and on high alert. Initially, I failed to identify it as anxiety, since my mental...
by L'Michelle | Aug 20, 2023 | When "You" have moved on...
When you moved on and others or your abuser want to keep you where you were. Speaking with a friend, let’s call her Joanie called me dismayed that three years of all the court proceedings, and her abuser jailed, her life was on track. Joanie moved to a new state,...
by L'Michelle | Jun 2, 2023 | A Version of Me
When you think about the past year, do you feel you’ve grown into a version of yourself that makes you happy? Why or why not? After a year of wondering, I have been thinking about this question for the last two weeks. Losing my friend was so sudden that I still feel...
by L'Michelle | Apr 26, 2023 | Exposure
After I read the magazine article about me in Humans of Fuzia, the abuse I suffered and how it changed my life, a range of feelings washed over me. I had planned to stand up against what people thought about me, but I realize that my desire to stay out of the...
by L'Michelle | Dec 3, 2022 | The Power of Words
The words we speak to ourselves can either encourage or destroy our sense of wellbeing. I know from my experience how hurtful our words can be. When I analyzed the distorted image of my face I saw in the mirror, compounded by my abuser’s voice of hurtful words, I...
