Breaking the Silent Barriers (BSB)
“Our lives are ours to live. No can live it or write our story better than us”
What is BSB?
Breaking the Silent Barriers is a segment that is initiated to give a voice to the silent warriors, the quiet survivors, the unsung victims or those silent souls who are in a disabled situation. Most times these are chronic invisible issues, body shaming, child or domestic abuse, broken relationships….. The one thing common with all of them is the feeling of unwantedness, rejection and isolation.
By bottling up such emotions, one without realising, isolates oneself, leading to loneliness, depression and becoming a fertile ground to invite diseases.
The radio silence further leads to isolating the self as we assume the lack of understanding and empathy and opening up could mean being publicly vulnerable and a ground for all judgements. So, one tends to simply build up walls and remain isolated in their own shell rather than risking and losing so much by way of opening up. On the contrary, there are ways to overcome this.
It is all about mind over matter!
Why BSB? Breaking one’s own silence allows to process the situation and experience. It is the first and most essential part of healing. Sharing one’s story helps give vent to the pent-up emotions. It helps make one feel lighter and realise in time that they are not alone in their struggle. It helps connect with other survivors, giving them hope and the strength to overcome or find ways out of similar situations. This support system can be a crucial part of healing. BSB is a platform where stories are shared, networks formed, and an environment created where one can speak or share without the fear of being judged or invalidated. How BSB? In a society that is ever so eager to judge, criticise and condemn, how does one break the silence of one’s personal situation? Talking about one’s circumstances or vulnerabilities takes immense courage. It may not even be possible for many but is a key step in one’s self-healing. Sharing your story is all about you and your struggle. It’s your story and your choice as to how much you wish to share. You are not obliged to disclose any more details than you wish for the world to know. There are various ways of breaking your silence. You may choose to make it public or keep it anonymous. The first step which could be a challenge to most is to put your pen to paper. Thereafter, only when you are ready to share it, you could send it to us at breakingthesilentbarriers@gmail.com which will be bound in confidentiality. To understand more, you could drop us a simple note at the given address and ask for more details. Sharing one’s situations or experiences, helps those reading or hearing it in finding a way out. Last but not the least it helps one in therapeutic healing. We urge you each who are silent warriors, the quiet survivors, the unsung victims or those silent souls who are in a disabled situation to come out and able the community.
Why BSB? Breaking one’s own silence allows to process the situation and experience. It is the first and most essential part of healing. Sharing one’s story helps give vent to the pent-up emotions. It helps make one feel lighter and realise in time that they are not alone in their struggle. It helps connect with other survivors, giving them hope and the strength to overcome or find ways out of similar situations. This support system can be a crucial part of healing. BSB is a platform where stories are shared, networks formed, and an environment created where one can speak or share without the fear of being judged or invalidated. How BSB? In a society that is ever so eager to judge, criticise and condemn, how does one break the silence of one’s personal situation? Talking about one’s circumstances or vulnerabilities takes immense courage. It may not even be possible for many but is a key step in one’s self-healing. Sharing your story is all about you and your struggle. It’s your story and your choice as to how much you wish to share. You are not obliged to disclose any more details than you wish for the world to know. There are various ways of breaking your silence. You may choose to make it public or keep it anonymous. The first step which could be a challenge to most is to put your pen to paper. Thereafter, only when you are ready to share it, you could send it to us at breakingthesilentbarriers@gmail.com which will be bound in confidentiality. To understand more, you could drop us a simple note at the given address and ask for more details. Sharing one’s situations or experiences, helps those reading or hearing it in finding a way out. Last but not the least it helps one in therapeutic healing. We urge you each who are silent warriors, the quiet survivors, the unsung victims or those silent souls who are in a disabled situation to come out and able the community.
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