From Shame to Strength
I know this topic has become very widespread,
SalwaÃJ2 min read·Just now--
Many books have been written to explain it, analyze it, and show how it works. Over the past few years, YouTube videos, then Instagram, and now TikTok have summarized what was once written in books. Gradually, everything has been reduced to content that barely lasts a minute, easy to spread and widely accessible.
It has all been simplified into a short sentence:
“Breathe and repeat after me: I am strong…”
This has shaped the mind of the listener – the one who desires this great transformation – into a state that I would call a passing impulse, because it is a temporary feeling that quickly fades away. Let’s call it what it truly is: an illusion.
Because things are not that simple.
It is, in fact, a revolution that takes place within the human mind – one that can take years from a person’s life, if they are truly willing to change.
As for the person who only enjoys consuming information, they remain where they are. The change exists only in their imagination. They may even dream that they have become strong… only to wake up and return to their weakness.
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I would have never understood this experience if I had not lived it myself.
In truth, my experience is different. Perhaps others have gone through something similar, but as Salwa, I truly feel that my journey is unique.
I have genuinely moved from extreme shyness to what I can describe as an almost extraordinary strength. I choose these words because I am describing my experience as I see it today.
Someone detached from my story might see it as something simple – a common experience of a married woman, as often happens. Others may approach it from a place of judgment:
“That girl was weak. She got married and changed… she became arrogant, she is no longer the person we knew.”
These ridiculous and superficial comments often come from those who, directly or indirectly, played a role in deepening your weakness.
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Through this article, and the ones that will follow, I will try to share my experience.
Perhaps it will serve as a guide for a girl, somewhere in the future – a shy girl who may one day find herself, just as I once did, standing at a crossroads.
Not knowing which path to take in order to reach safety…
to reach strength.
To be continued… ✨
