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+ What happened to me is real. + It's impact on me is profound. + I have a right to be heard. + I have a right to be taken seriously. + I have a right to grieve for as long as it takes. + I have a right to pursue justice. + I have a right to decide what justice means to me. + I have a right to trauma-informed care. + I have a right to own both my victimhood and survivorhood. + I have the option but not the duty to forgive.

-Source Anonymous

Trauma survivor's manifesto.