Have you ever been in an abusive relationship, emotional, physical, both?
I used to think people in abusive relationships were crazy for staying, that they liked being victims. But I had never experienced intense mental abuse before. This man was able to obliterate my once confident manner, take me from this strong and passionate woman to a scared, weak, and abused victim in a matter of months. Had I not shared with my sister to help me get my head in the right place, I could be dead right now or still in this abusive relationship. I am so blessed that I found the strength to confide in my sister and trust that I could get out.
“Even if you don’t feel like you deserve to live any longer, people in your life still need you.”
For any of you that have gone through this or are going through this, there is hope outside of your situation. There are people and organizations ready and waiting to help you. You don’t deserve to be treated this way no matter what you have done over the course of your life. Even if you don’t feel like you deserve to live any longer, people in your life still need you. They need you to be strong, they need you to escape and they need you to be safe. If you don’t get out for yourself, get out for all of those that love you. This world needs you in it.
“The best way to protect yourself is through daily practice of prayer and meditation.”
It is really easy to allow your mind to take over and run away with you before you even realize it. Anyone, even the strongest people have the ability to be taken over by negativity. Never think that you are above the power of negativity. The best way to protect yourself is through daily practice of prayer and meditation. Daily affirmations and inspirations. Grounding yourself and staying in the present moment.
Have you ever had to battle depression or fight yourself mentally to find a will to live?
This life is not easy to navigate at times and it can take every ounce of willpower to keep going. When these feelings come just know you are not alone. Many people battle these same feelings. Dig deep within yourself and do your best to focus on the positives. I like to keep a gratitude journal of everything I am thankful for, so that when I encounter dark moments, I can look back and reminisce about the good times in my life and my many blessings. I also keep affirmations to remind me of my worth and purpose to help redirect me in the dark hours of my life. Negativity is a powerful emotion and if allowed will run like crazy in the wrong direction. It is a choice to stay positive in this cruel world; you must choose to focus on the good in your life. Negativity will not manifest with a positive mindset.
“It is a choice to stay positive in this cruel world; you must choose to focus on the good in your life.”
It is your choice to stay and play in the arena of negativity or to shift and pull yourself out. When you can’t seem to find the rope to rescue yourself, have a list of your support team to call and help guide you back into the light. If we don’t have a support team of people along our journey it is nearly impossible to withstand the storms as they come. Being prepared is a mechanism to shorten the time of the trial when it comes.
View the previous post in the Reflections Series, “Standing Up For Yourself”
View the next post in the Reflections Series, “A New Normal”
From the book “Stuck in the Fire” By Christina Encarnacion
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Stuck In The Fire is an interactive self-exploration book that pulls you in and allows you to be a part of the story. Christina shares her life experiences with you that have taught her how to navigate through this life on earth. She allows you into the halls of her heart and lets you learn through her own struggles of illness, loss, abuse and emotional turmoil so that you may be able to find strength, hope and understanding of why we must endure the pains of this world. She guides you through uncovering your own personal power that may be hiding inside of you and coaches you into harnessing it and fulfilling your life’s purpose.