She said "Staying in the position of a victim, as a woman, does you no good at all."
She is right. I didn't think I would be able to break out of this position of a victim, but now I have started to, I can't go back. I don't want to go back. I want to be free, independent and strong. But there are things out of my control that keep me from truly escaping being 'the victim'. Maybe that's why I love feeling free so much, because for so long i've been trapped.
"Sometimes you don't get the help you think you are going to get, so you have to help yourself."
When you feel weak and alone, hearing this sounds depressing and unachievable. But now whenever I remember her saying this, I feel empowered because I know that I have helped myself when no one else would help me. It's helped me realise that I don't actually need other people as much as I thought I did. Admitting you need help is such a strong thing to do, but saving yourself when no one else will save you takes even more courage, I think.
Thank you, Tori.
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