Author: L.M. Carleton

Do you have a hard time overcoming emotional pain? Is it difficult for you to overcome past emotional hurts? Read this story to learn how to overcome emotional pain and move forward.

I understand the agony of letting go of past emotional hurts. Know the struggle of overcoming emotional pain. Have suffered from child abuse, neglect, and sexual abuse.

My heart also became filled with emotional distress after enduring domestic violence and losing children.

After years of adversity, the emotional wall around my heart became solid, and the painful memories were pushed down deep inside.

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Do you want to stop living in fear?

Fear is a powerful, gripping feeling of anxiety or apprehension about a situation or event. It’s an emotional reaction to pain, danger, and the consequences of sin.

Abuse victims who live in fear are paralyzed and trapped in hopeless relationships. The desire to fight or flee diminishes as fear attacks their minds. Many don’t know how to stop living in fear.

You can stop living in fear by conquering it head-on through faith.

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Saying goodbye in an open letter using self-reflective writing helps you acknowledge the ill-treatment endured, process the consequences, and overcome the abuse victim identity. This is my open goodbye letter.

Dear Abuse Victim,

Unfortunately, you suffered ill-treatment as a child and grew up in a dysfunctional family without the parental and spiritual guidance to live an abundant life.

The father who was supposed to provide and protect violated you, and the mother who was supposed to nurture and love neglected you.

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