DARVO becomes even more dangerous when it borrows from racism, sexism, and old lies about Black women and Black girls. We do not honor truth by protec
DARVO becomes even more dangerous when it borrows from racism, sexism, and old lies about Black women and Black girls. We do not honor truth by protecting the most liked person. We honor truth by refusing to let stereotypes testify in place of facts.
What Is DARVO? How It Harms Black Women and Black Girls – WESurviveAbuse
I do not have to be perfect before my pain is taken seriously.
My truth does not lose value because I cried, froze, yelled, stumbled, or needed time to find the words.
I am allowed to be a full human being and still deserve protection.
My mistakes do not give anyone permission to harm me.
I do not need a spotless past for my present truth to matter.
I release the cruel expectation that I must be calm, soft, smiling, and easy to understand before I am believed.
I am not required to make my suffering attractive before somebody decides it is real.
My humanity is enough evidence that I deserve care.
I can be angry and still be honest.
I can be complicated and still be worthy of safety.
I can have history, moods, questions, fears, and flaws, and still know what happened to me.
I do not let stereotypes decide whether my voice is welcome.
I am not “too strong” to hurt. I am strong because I have had to keep breathing through what should have never happened.
I do not have to shrink my story to protect someone else’s image.
My truth does not need perfect packaging. It needs room to breathe.
I am not here to audition for compassion.
I deserve to be heard before I am judged.
I refuse to confuse being disliked with being dishonest.
I can stand in my truth without turning myself into a courtroom exhibit.
I am a Black woman with a whole soul, a whole story, and a whole right to be believed without being perfect.