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The healing process is a continuum. It begins with the experience of surviving, an awareness of the fact that you have lived through the abuse and made it this far. It ends with thriving, the experience of a satisfying life no longer programmed by what happened to you as a child growing up. Healing is not a random process. All survivors pass through definite stages, although not necessarily in the same order.
The healing process is like a spiral. You may go through the same stage over and over. You may spend a year on the same stage. With each new cycle, your capacity to feel, to remember is strengthened.
Although most of these stages are necessary for every survivor, a few of them-the emergency stage, remembering the abuse, confronting your family, and forgiveness-are not necessarily applicable to every person.
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