I am currently 39 years old. It took me a long time to understand who I was standing between the two worlds of past victim and present time. I choose not to use the word "survivor" as the opposite of victim because a survivor implies that I am surviving rather than living. And living is so much better than surviving.

 I started as a victim, as I was a victim to circumstances growing up that I had no control over. I was a small child and did not have the abilities or knowledge of an adult. 

I existed as a victim and unconsciously re-victimized myself over and over and over until I was in my late 20s. Once I was diagnosed and began to receive treatment, I still saw myself as a victim. As my knowledge and awareness increased and with significant time spent in therapy, I then moved into the new area of considering myself to be a "survivor."

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