Out of Darkness: Looking for the light that was always there

"I guess you're done playing this game with me now. You're done controlling me and I should feel relieved, but instead, I sit and ask who will now take over these strings..."

Here I was, celebrating me finally moving on from him. Thinking to myself the pain is finally over...but it was only the beginning. My freedom and my happiness soon became my regret. We always talk about a victim leaving, but the aftermath is never discussed. Follow me on my journey from self-hate to self-love. In a new place that made me feel trapped, was the same place that helped me turn my pain into purpose.