12 Steps for Overcoming Abuse
1) We admitted that we have worth and power.
2) We came to believe that we were not responsible for our abuse.
3) We made the decision to make a safe and healthy life for ourselves
and our children.
4) We made an inventory of the factors that led us into an abusive
relationship and learned the behaviors of potential abusers in order
to avoid them in the future. 5) Admitted that we can develop a safe,
healthy and happy relationship with ourselves and others.
6) We learned to love ourselves.
7) We learned to trust ourselves and others.
8) We made a list of all the things we never intend to endure again.
9) We made a vow to live our lives the way we desire and deserve to
live them.
10) Continued to watch for the signs we have learned that indicate we
are involved with an abusive individual or that indicate we are in
danger of being involved in an abusive relationship so that we may
avoid both.
11) Seek through support, determination, knowledge and our own power,
to continue to live safe and happy lives achieving what we are
destined to.
12) Having experienced a personal rebirth by passing through these
steps, we are now ready to carry this message of hope to others.
Holly T. Hammershoy, M.Ed., Resident Therapist for The Center of Hope
For Women, Newburyport
RESOURCES
Amesbury Health Center 978-388-5050
Therapist
Dr. Ruth Hablas Adult/Geriatric P.O. Box 326 Amesbury, MA 01913
Doctor
Dr. Mark Bean General Practitioner of the Year, Humanitarian P.O. Box
326 Amesbury, MA 01913
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