Affirmations for People Reporting

You are doing the right thing.

You deserve to feel safe.

You aren't weak.

There are good ways to handle this situation that will bring real change.

Your report can help others understand how abuse works.

You are protecting people by doing this.

You don't have to be alone in this. You aren't alone.

There are people who have dedicated their lives to setting up systems to help you with these situations.

So many systems and projects exist to help you with handing this situation. People care.

You're doing your part.

If you felt a personal conviction to do this, then you did something amazing by acting on that.

You deserve peace of mind moving forward.

It's truly difficult to be in your situation reporting this kind of thing. Like seriously, it's really confusing and anxiety inducing most of the time.

It's truly good and important work to go through this process which can feel questionable, difficult, and confusing.

You are a good person.

Every piece of evidence, every bit of context, and every story matters.

Something WILL be done - There's just complexity, nuance, and flawed processes that make it seem slow.

There are resources out there. The internet is so powerful.

Reporting isn't ALL you can do to fight exploitation - there's many ways to make change.

Small 'insignificant' actions matter more than you might see right now.

You're contributing to real change.