"I used to think that the goal of healing was to eliminate the pain. Pain was an indication that something was wrong, but pain wasn’t the real problem. The real damage from my abuse came from the lies I believed about myself: “I’m disgusting,” “I’m not worthy of love,” “I deserve to be treated like trash.” Believing those lies is what caused the pain. Pain was only the symptom, so treating it never solved anything. When I recognized that pain was an indication of a wound, I started using it to help me locate the lies. Once I confronted the lies, accepted the truth and expressed my pain, I didn’t need the pain anymore and it left." The Rescued Soul by Christina Enevoldsen