Healing after Emotional Abuse
She once thought silence meant surrender. That keeping quiet was weakness. Yet in time, she discovered that silence was not the absence of her voice but the beginning of healing after emotional abuse.
The conversations had once been loud, spiraling into accusations and confusion. Words were twisted, arguments stretched late into the night, and she always left feeling smaller than before. Silence used to terrify her. What would happen if she didn’t defend herself? Wouldn’t her silence prove their point?
But over time, she began to see silence differently. It was not a sign of defeat but a reclaiming of power. Silence meant she was no longer feeding the endless cycle. It was stepping out of the storm to stand under the quiet sky.
Her friends noticed a change. The heaviness around her lifted. Instead of wasting energy explaining herself, she conserved it for her healing. She prayed, journaled, and took slow walks in the morning light. And in those quiet moments, she began to sense the whisper of peace she had longed for.
Silence wasn’t weakness. It was wisdom. It was strength. And for her, it was the path toward freedom.