

I AM a victim; I AM the hero.
I wrote this to de-stigmatize the disease of mental health as well as to give hope to others who also suffer from the ‘after-shocks’ of trauma and abuse. You are not alone. I am a victim...I AM a victim...I am A victim...I am a VICTIM. I hated that word - victim. I still have a hard time saying that word because I don't want to live as a victim or be seen as weak and broken. I don't want it to rule my life. And I certainly don't want others' pity. But the more I fought that w