fear — Survivor Stories on the HER Blog — We Are HER

Stories from survivors across the globe plus a few educational pieces from the HER team too.

Posts tagged fear

Fear

Fear

Some people are just so used to their fear based consciousness, that it becomes a daily part of life.

-KellyMaida

Empower, HealKellyMaidaMarch 10, 2020We Are Herfear, family, safety, healing journey, breaking the cycleComment

Confronting a Conversation: A Dive into Dating after Abuse

Confronting a Conversation: A Dive into Dating after Abuse

Empower, Restore, Sexual AssaultPhoenixInTheAshesOctober 11, 2019abuse, coffee date, conversation, fear, Fun, healing journey, laugh, Me Too, partner, restore, sexual assault, survivor, Tinder, trust, video gamesComment

Why I Can't Let Go of My Self-Control

Why I Can't Let Go of My Self-Control

Becoming HERNAMASTE ALLDAYAugust 21, 2019body, change, control, emotions, fear, gap, mental health, nothing, pain, sexual assault, space, survivor, thoughtsComment

Learning Forgiveness

Learning Forgiveness

Physical AbuseKellyMaidaAugust 11, 2019abuse, dating abuse, drunk, emotional abuse, fear, forgive, forgiveness, healing, physical violence, police, survivor, threatsComment

Becoming HER: S1E4 She's Anonymous

Becoming HERADMINJune 25, 2019coparenting, daughter, domestic violence, Emily Kempe, family, fear, montana, motherhood, podcast, run, sisterComment

Grocery Store Sunday

Grocery Store Sunday

Emotional Abuse, HealAs_I_Sit_in_SilenceMarch 18, 2019anxiety, domestic violence, fear, healing, people, poemComment

The Aftermath: Healing Through Music

The Aftermath: Healing Through Music

Heal, Sexual AssaultPhoenixInTheAshesDecember 4, 2018abuse, band, empower, facebook, fear, happy, heal, high school, hurt, love, Music, relationships, restore, small townComment

Why I Didn't Report: My Story

Sexual AssaultSurviveHealBreatheNovember 18, 2018abuse, alone, Childhood, church, empower, family, fear, girl, heal, hurt, kindergarten, rape, restore, school, sexual assault, story, Sunday, Why I Didn't ReportComment

There Are a Thousand Truths out There, and Then There's Mine

There Are a Thousand Truths out There, and Then There's Mine

Emotional Abuse, Physical AbuseAs_I_Sit_in_SilenceNovember 13, 2018abuse, anxiety, fear, heal, hurt, story, support group, WritingComment

How My Office Handled A Sexual Assault Case (And How I Reacted)

How My Office Handled A Sexual Assault Case (And How I Reacted)

Sexual AssaultAlwaysaFighterNovember 6, 2018coworkers, fear, heal, hurt, office, sexual assault, workComment

I Don't Belong to You: Healing from Sexual Assault

I Don't Belong to You: Healing from Sexual Assault

Sexual Assaultk.leeOctober 30, 2018abuse, empower, fear, heal, hurt, manipulation, rape, sexual assault, sodomy, story Comments

The Sleepover that Changed My Life Forever

The Sleepover that Changed My Life Forever

Heal, Sexual AssaultcoloradogirlOctober 23, 2018abuse, birthday, Childhood, fear, friends, girl, girls, hurt, party, sexual assault, story, youngComment

Finally, I Cry

Finally, I Cry

Heal, Sexual AssaultstronglikeafighterOctober 23, 2018abuse, coping, cry, emotions, empower, fear, girl, heal, hurt, kindness, numb, pain, rape, restore, self harmComment

A Letter to the Guy Who Changed Me Forever

A Letter to the Guy Who Changed Me Forever

Sexual Assaultthe_girl_from_the_fireOctober 9, 2018abuse, blame, boyfriend, captive, empower, fear, fire, girl, heal, high school, hurt, letter, love, manipulation, rape, relationships, restore, story, WritingComment

An Open Letter to Dr. Christine Blasey Ford

An Open Letter to Dr. Christine Blasey Ford

Sexual AssaultTheEditorOctober 3, 2018Brett Kavanaugh, Christine Blasey Ford, college, Dr Christine Blasey Ford, Dr Ford, fear, female empowerment, heal, hearing, hurt, justice system, PTSD, rape, Senate Hearing, supportComment

The Day: That Date on the Calendar that I'm Reclaiming as Mine

The Day: That Date on the Calendar that I'm Reclaiming as Mine

Restore, Sexual AssaultPhoenixInTheAshesOctober 2, 2018abuse, empower, fear, female empowerment, friends, girl, heal, high school, hurt, love, rape, restore, support group, WritingComment

Why I Didn't Report: Stories from Over 50 Survivors Across the Globe

Why I Didn't Report: Stories from Over 50 Survivors Across the Globe

Sexual AssaultADMINSeptember 26, 2018#WhyIDidntReport, beginning, boyfriend, Childhood, college, domestic violence, Dr Christine Blasey Ford, empower, family, father, fear, female empowerment, heal, high school, hurt, Kavanaugh, love, manipulation, parents, rape, relationships, restore, SCOTUS, supportComment

He Told Me He Would Kill Himself If I Didn't Take Him Back

He Told Me He Would Kill Himself If I Didn't Take Him Back

Emotional Abuse, HealstandingstrongSeptember 25, 2018abuse, boyfriend, fear, friends, girl, harrassment, heal, high school, hurt, manipulation, mother, relationships, text messagesComment

New Adventures in Life and Love

New Adventures in Life and Love

Emotional Abuse, Heal, RestoreGirlAdriftSeptember 24, 2018anxiety, boyfriend, college, depression, fear, heal, hurt, love, partner, relationships, restoreComment

The Aftermath: Finding Out My Stalker Died

The Aftermath: Finding Out My Stalker Died

Physical Abuse, StalkingHopeSeptember 24, 2018abuse, anxiety, domestic violence, family, fear, heal, hurt, marriage, military, obituary, stalk, stalkingComment