Quotes about Dysfunctional family

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Perhaps nothing so accurately characterizes dysfunctional families as denial. — John Bradshaw, Bradshaw on the Family: A New Way of Creating Solid Self-Esteem
To heal from child sexual abuse you must believe that you were a victim, that the abuse really did take place. This is o — Ellen Bass, The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
My mom called Grandma today and told her we would no longer be attending family parties. My mom told her we have had eno — Erin Merryn, Stolen Innocence: Triumphing Over a Childhood Broken by Abuse: A Memoir
Keep your heart wide open and you’ll be received with open hearts — not by everyone, but to be received by one open hear — Marnie Grundman, Missing A True Story Of A Childhood Lost
You were tossed away like a pair of beautiful, brand new shoes that did not quite fit. — Donna K. Childree
Abusive parents have inappropriate expectations of their children, with a reversal of dependence needs. Parents treat an — Benjamin James Sadock
The happy family is a myth for many. — Carolyn Spring
..[The] disclosure of the incest secret initiates a profound crisis for the family usually...the abuse has been going on — Judith Lewis Herman, Father-Daughter Incest: With a New Afterword
There is an intergenerational reoccurrence rate of 30% in incest. — G. Pirooz Sholevar, Textbook of Family and Couples Therapy: Clinical Applications
You never turn away family, no matter how f***ed up they are. — Ronald Velesovsky