After years of self-abuse (cutting, drinking, drugs etc) I finally found the strength to cry out for help – that is what has gotten me to where I am today… I could not have made it this far without help and I would not have received help until I got brave enough to ask for it… I nearly waited too late to ask someone to take the knife out of my hand.
I am finally seeing the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel… and though I still have the occasional flash back, it no longer cripples me nor does it define me. My past is a part of what made me the woman I am today but it is not all that I am. I know it does not have to consume me. I have battled my way through terror, pain, frantic desperation and humiliation but I am here. I am alive… possibly for the first time in my life I am not just existing…. I am LIVING.
captivatingbitter 
It feels odd to just add a “like” on this post. What I want to say is that I wish you the strength to continue to live and thrive as the new person you have become.
I wish you a lot of strength to go on.. I like your photos very much. I shared your page on my facebookpage…
Thank you so much! That is so kind.