Compassion towards my inner self/selves has been what has helped me the most. I used to feel disgust, dismay, anger, hatred towards those parts of myself, the ones that still suffer the aftermath of abuse. I found myself releasing my cruel judgments about what I had done as a child. Somehow doing the work I needed to do and changing the things I need to (still a work in progress), I have also found my compassion for myself.

Lots of great thoughts and ideas in this post. Thanks very much for taking the time to share it.