Ha fatto a pezzi la mia vita ma non è riuscito a spezzarmi

Ricordo quando è entrato nella mia vita, il momento in cui tutto è cambiato.

Se solo sapessi allora quello che so adesso.

Non avrei mai detto di sì. Non avrei mai permesso che mi consumasse come ha fatto lui.

I thought that the change was for good, or at least that’s what he convinced me to think.

Needless to say, it wasn’t only non buono – it was a nightmare. Something you don’t recover from easily.

I don’t like to make villains out of people, but some of them don’t leave you any choice. In my life, he’s the villain.

I don’t want to hate him, even though he made my life miserable when I didn’t deserve it.

Nessuno si merita una cosa del genere. Nessuno merita di essere tradito, manipolato e mentito.

Why is being a decent person so hard? It almost seems like it’s a special requirement these days.

What’s worse, it’s almost impossible to recognize a genuine person because the level of everyday manipulation and toxicity is through the roof almost everywhere you look.

I fell for it and now I know better. It put me under so much stress – I didn’t act like myself for months. I lost myself even though I never did anything wrong.

How can someone purposely decide to ruin the life of a person they’ve loved? I will never understand.

Il dolore di sapere che ha fatto quello che ha fatto solo per ferirmi mi ha fatto a pezzi.

Dopo un po' di tempo, cominciò a diventarmi chiaro.

I started to see through his lies and finally free myself from his web of illusions – the false things he made me believe about myself, the false things I still believed about him.

It wasn’t my fault I loved, but it was my responsibility to decide not to be a victim.

Volevo imparare dalla mia esperienza e non lasciare che una sola persona misurasse il mio valore.

Un giorno ho deciso che ne avevo abbastanza. Ho deciso di iniziare finalmente a rispettare me stessa.

Se lui doveva essere un cattivo, tanto valeva che io fossi un supereroe.

He tore my life apart but he couldn’t break me.

That’s why I’m here, now, writing these words – knowing I overcame my fears.

Now I know I’m a woman worthy of love and happiness, I don’t carry guilt or sadness in my heart.

Now I know my own strength. Whoever that scared little girl was, she’s not here anymore.

Non permetterò a nessuno di dettare la mia vita e ciò che devo fare con essa, soprattutto non a un uomo violento.

I’m finally taking my life into my own hands – and whatever happens to me I will be content because everything was my decision.

Luckily, it turns out I’m good at making decisions for myself – number one being ditching him from my life.

That’s when things started getting better.

I don’t stress over insignificant things anymore; I don’t care what others have to say about my life.

L'unica cosa che mi interessa è il mio benessere e la felicità delle persone che mi amano veramente.

There’s no other way to make peace with your past and yourself than to start radically loving yourself, forgiving yourself, and cheering for yourself.

Don’t accept love from others when you’re not giving it to yourself.

Love yourself, but love yourself truly. Not only when you’re doing great, but when you’re feeling low too.

Think of yourself as your friend. Would you criticize or comfort your friends when they don’t feel their best?

Don’t let experiences break you, learn from them, and come back stronger.

You’re not something that’s easily replaced, you’re a whole unique woman with exceptional abilities. Respect yourself.

You deserve the best. Why wouldn’t you? Don’t settle and never let anyone settle for you.

You deserve a man who will make you feel good, who’s mature enough to see what’s really important.

Un uomo che la prima volta che ti vede intravede la tua anima attraverso i tuoi occhi.

Continuate a credere nell'amore come avete continuato a credere in voi stessi e dimostrate ancora una volta al mondo che nulla al mondo può spezzare una donna che sa quanto vale.