Quotes about Child abuse survivors

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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
Attitudes and ignorance” about (any type of) abuse can be passed down through the generations. It is important to our he — Darlene Ouimet
Even in death, her mother was winning. — Noorilhuda, Catharsis
Because we were treated neglectfully and abusively in our young years—when we most needed self-love to be mirrored—it wa — Maureen Brady, Beyond Survival: A Writing Journey for Healing Childhood Sexual Abuse
As you recover, you will feel more conscious of your surroundings. Freed from the ‘fog’ of your pain, fear, and confusio — Beverly Engel, The Right to Innocence
As you heal, you see yourself more realistically. You accept that you are a person with strengths and weaknesses. You ma — Ellen Bass, Beginning to Heal
All people cross the line from childhood to adulthood with a secondhand opinion of who they are. Without any questioning — Heyward Bruce Ewart III, AM I BAD? Recovering From Abuse
The witch-hunt narrative is a really popular story that goes like this: Lots of people were falsely convicted of child s — Ross Cheit
The experience of chronic abuse carries within it the gross mislabeling of things. Perpetrators are really "nice daddies — Diane Mandt Langberg, Counseling Survivors of Sexual Abuse
One must consider that small children are virtually incapable of making much impact on their world. No matter what path — Sarah E. Olson
When faced with choosing between attributing their pain to “being crazy” and having had abusive parents, clients will ch — Lisa Ferentz, Treating Self-Destructive Behaviors in Trauma Survivors: A Clinician's Guide
The fear of abandonment forced me to comply as a child, but I’m not forced to comply anymore. The key people in my life — Christina Enevoldsen, The Rescued Soul: The Writing Journey for the Healing of Incest and Family Betrayal
Denial is our very real, personal response to our own trauma. But denial is the normative response to trauma—by everyone — Carolyn Spring, Living with the Reality of Dissociative Identity Disorder: Campaigning Voices
We must know something about malevolence, about how to recognize it, and about how not to make excuses for it. We must k — Anna C. Salter
Eighty two percent of the traumatized children seen in the National Child Traumatic Stress Network do not meet diagnosti — Bessel A. van der Kolk, The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
Anyone who shames survivors of trauma and abuse for not healing, is a person who has no compassion for life's suffering — Alice Little, Healing the Traumatised Adult
Because children take everything personally, they believe that if they are being mistreated, it's because they haven't b — Marcia Sirota
The happy family is a myth for many. — Carolyn Spring
The capacity for dissociation enables the young child to exercise their innate life-sustaining need for attachment in sp — Warwick Middleton
As a child you received messages from your family to keep your mouth shut and remain invisible. You also learned to beco — Beverly Engel, The Right to Innocence