Quotes about Abuse survivors

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Deep connection is the antidote to madness. — Stefan Molyneux
Stop looking for that person you were in the past. She has changed. Look for the person she has grown into. She is wiser — Chris Pepple, Without a Voice
There is a moment in our healing journey when our denial crumbles; we realize our experience and it's continued effects — Jeanne McElvaney, Healing Insights: Effects of Abuse for Adults Abused as Children
In spite of the horror, in spite of the tragedy, in spite of the weeks of sleepless nights, I'm finally alive. I'm not p — Ellen Bass, The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
There are people that damage you for life. The day they walked into your life will forever be a turning point you will u — Malak El Halabi
When shame is met with compassion and not received as confirmation of our guilt, we can begin to see how slant a lens it — Maureen Brady, Beyond Survival: A Writing Journey for Healing Childhood Sexual Abuse
It takes one a long time to become young. - Picasso — Patsy Asuncion
The beauty of being shattered is how the shards become our character and our marks of distinction. This is how we are re — Bryant McGill, Simple Reminders: Inspiration for Living Your Best Life
For change to occur in us, we must be willing to enter the wilderness of the unknown and to wander in unfamiliar territo — Maureen Brady, Beyond Survival: A Writing Journey for Healing Childhood Sexual Abuse
Traumatic events destroy the sustaining bonds between individual and community. Those who have survived learn that their — Judith Lewis Herman, Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence - From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror
Of pain you could wish only one thing: that it should stop. Nothing in the world was so bad as physical pain. In the fac — George Orwell, 1984
Victims are members of society whose problems represent the memory of suffering, rage, and pain in a world that longs to — Bessel A. van der Kolk, Traumatic Stress: The Effects of Overwhelming Experience on Mind, Body, and Society
Closeness was the promise of suffering and pain — Alice Jamieson, Today I'm Alice: Nine Personalities, One Tortured Mind
Healing isn’t just about pain. It’s about learning to love yourself. As you move from feeling like a victim to being a p — Ellen Bass, The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
Her eyes bled from venomous anger...Her flower had been gruesomely deflowered...Her life had slowly turned into a blunde — Chinonye J. Chidolue
The true test of a warrior is how your 'stance' holds up after any 'circumstance'. Meaning, even after the stormiest wea — Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
The repulsive actions of the person who abused you do not identify you. — Tanya R. Liverman, In The Mirror: A Woman's Saga
A short poem from my new book, The Lost Journal of my Second Trip to Pergatory, Thorny CrownsOf course the gold one was — Michelle Hartman
Since her time in the necromancer’s clutches, she was still recovering lost memories from the quicksand of her mind. The — Katherine McIntyre, Waking for Winter
In a healthy relationship, vulnerability is wonderful. It leads to increased intimacy and closer bonds. When a healthy p — Christina Enevoldsen, The Rescued Soul: The Writing Journey for the Healing of Incest and Family Betrayal