Abuse: What We Can Do
Posted on January 04, 2024 by Sean Self, One of Thousands of Life Coaches on Noomii.
Let's seek to understand our suffering as its own unique valid experience
Abuse often gets dismissed. This happens a lot in families, where people don’t want to “tear the family apart” and so they will look the other way when it comes to abuse.
Even worse, as we are invalidated we can even start to doubt our own experience of the situation. It hurts so much to be shut down by others that we begin to do it to ourselves for protection.
Here’s some things that can be done to help:
First, we often gatekeep suffering. “Oh someone else has it worse so I don’t deserve to suffer.” Understand that suffering is a universal experience. It is innate to human-kind. It’s like a bodily function. We don’t think about “deserving” to do something like going to the bathroom, it’s just something that happens.
In thinking about it this way you can begin to accept your own suffering and therefore process it. This goes both for your own suffering and the suffering of others. Let’s seek to understand it as its own unique valid experience.
If you’re seeking one-on-one support/guidance in accepting your suffering, processing what you have been through, and healing consider mental health coaching. You can develop coping strategies, process emotions, and find a path forward.
Finally, normalize talking about, listening to, and supporting people that have been abused. When something is suppressed it festers and gets worse. The more we bring this issue to light the easier it will be to heal.
To learn more please don’t hesitate to contact me at mail@ostaracoaching.com.
Join us in unveiling the truth, breaking the cycle of doubt, and forging a path toward healing and empowerment. Together, we rise against abuse.
