It is a form of violence when someone wounds you, then attempts to control the way you respond.
To be harmed and then told how to carry that harm is a second betrayal.
Real accountability creates room for the injured to feel, to grieve, to speak in their own rhythm.
When that room is taken away, pain twists into distortion, for you are not only hurt but also silenced.
Your healing cannot be choreographed by the one who caused the wound, because your voice belongs to you alone.
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