“Find A Heart That Will Love You At Your Worst And Arms That Will Hold You At Your Weakest.”

The most frustrating thing is not being able to explain what the fuck is going on inside my head

That's how i feel

Addiction. Spending money on drugs instead of necessities. Emptying your bank account for a gram. Starving for days, high on the shit that makes you feel invincible. Stealing from family to make it through the week you say it’s for gas but it’s really for drugs. Giving your body to a man that sees you as a piece of meat just for 300 bucks a week you feel worthless. Addiction. Always wanting to quit but never knowing how. Addiction. Afraid to tell your family because you’re scared they’ll shut you out. Addiction. Snorting lines in your room alone because you have nothing better to do. Addiction. Feeling like the biggest failure for just trying to numb the pain. Addiction.

“brb gotta walk my duck”

being held is actually the most healing thing in the world

How tattoos help sexual assault survivors heal

Tattoos can help sexual assault survivors heal by allowing them to regain their sense of control, redefine their relationship with their bodies and move away from the identity of a victim to one of a survivor.

“A sexual assault is an infringement on your body,” Maxwell said. But by marking their skin in their own way, people are able to redefine their relationship with their bodies.

This is a “cathartic experience,” she said, and some people in her study didn’t realize how much they were holding on to their pain until they went through the process of selecting art that carries meaning for them and was designed to symbolize their experience.Reclaiming their bodies also allows people to “shed the identity as a victim and move toward being a survivor,” Maxwell explained.

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