07/17/2020
VICTIM OR SURVIVOR
We can become a victim at any stage in our life. We can, for example, be abused as a child or victimized through substance abuse. If we stay a victim, we can never be a survivor. Victims relive their abuse; survivors leave it behind and go on with life.
The following are characteristics of victims and survivors.
Victims
* Keep things bottled up inside and are ashamed to share or talk about their anger.
* Re-victimize themselves repeatedly and keep paying the price for their lack of control.
* Don’t move on with life, and their lack of self control keeps them captive. They stay in the darkened room.
* Feel more anger in life; they don’t like themselves. They don’t make good partners because they are preoccupied with themselves and their anger issues.
Survivors
* Have sought anger management counseling and are willing to share (talk about) their problems, when appropriate.
* Paid the price and overcame their anger issues and are no longer victims. They are moving on in life.
* Have found the door out of the darkened room and have gone through the door into a brighter day.
* Are able to be more sensitive and offer help. Helping others increases their self-esteem. They are more relaxes and in control of their emotions.
Question.
What happens when a person stops being a victim and chooses to be a survivor?
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From our " Right Versus Wrong?" Class in our Victims WebCasted Support Groups https://www.softechoes.com
Although our WebCasted Groups are open and FREE to ALL WOMEN who have endured or are currently enduring physical and or nonphysical abuse, our Program is also certified and accepted by all courthouses nationwide meaning if you have a court order to complete a Victims Program on a Domestic Violence or Batterers Case, we can provide you with a "Certificate of Completion" as soon as the required amount of groups are attended.
