What makes you an advocate? Answer this question and respond to me either on this blog or by email josiemixon@live.com. There is no right or wrong answer.
Being a survivor of abuse has made me an advocate. The shame of being abused controlled my life for so long and the fallout of having stayed in an abusive relation continued the feeling of shame. I speak out not for myself because I am no longer in that situation instead I speak for those who can't or won't. We have the victims who have lost their lives to domestic violence, the generations of people who were buried along with the secrets of abuse, for the culturally bound victims who had to deal with a lifetime of abuse because it was expected of them due to their race or culture for the young victims of sexual abuse who secretly fell victim to their own family members and those who were taking advantage of by varmints of perversion. I speak for those of us who continue living the cycle of violence as we ruin one relationship after the other because of lack of trust and continued insecurity. For those of us who continue to be misunderstood by those who claim to love us yet dismiss or blame us for lack of trust. I speak for those who continue to live in a world of silence for fear, humiliation and shame. My advocacy does not stand alone or quiet; it stands with you.
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