From Lover to Leaver: A Journey Through Trauma, Strength & Self-Discovery

From Lover to Leaver: A Journey Through Trauma, Strength & Self-Discovery

I wasn’t always like this.

Once, I believed in forever. In promises. In the kind of love that stayed — even when it hurt. I gave all I had to someone who made me feel like I was too much and yet, never enough.

Trauma changed me.
Not in one night — but in quiet, unnoticed ways.
My laughter faded. My heart closed off.
I went from waiting for a reply to blocking out emotions.
From hoping they’d change to knowing I had to leave.

I became a leaver — not because I didn’t love, but because I finally loved myself more.

Now, I don’t chase.
I don’t beg for clarity.
I don’t fight for space in someone’s world.

Because healing taught me:
Walking away is also an act of love — but for yourself.

If you’re in this phase too — torn between what was and what should be —
just know: it’s okay to leave.

And one day,
you’ll look back not with regret,
but with pride.

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