Quotes about Survivor of abuse

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In order to escape accountability for his crimes, the perpetrator does everything in his power to promote forgetting. Se — Judith Lewis Herman, Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence - From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror
Power is confusing for us, perhaps even terrifying, because our relationship with it had an unfortunate beginning. Someo — Maureen Brady, Beyond Survival: A Writing Journey for Healing Childhood Sexual Abuse
Her wounds brought her a great source of power because they lived in the same place as her heart. — Shannon L. Alder
Janna knew - Rikki knew — and I knew, too — that becoming Dr Cameron West wouldn't make me feel a damn bit better about — Cameron West, First Person Plural: My Life as a Multiple
In cases of organized and multi-perpetrator abuse when the abuse occurs in the context of rituals and ceremonies, some e — Graeme Galton, Forensic Aspects of Dissociative Identity Disorder
The more power they have over your emotions, the less likely you’ll trust your own reality and the truth about the abuse — Shahida Arabi
When we are ready to let go of our old controls, we admit that we were powerless over the incest or abuse...We have ofte — Maureen Brady, Beyond Survival: A Writing Journey for Healing Childhood Sexual Abuse
Some people with DID present their narratives of sadistic abuse in a quite matter-of-fact way, without perceptible affec — Graeme Galton, Forensic Aspects of Dissociative Identity Disorder
All emotions, even those that are suppressed and unexpressed, have physical effects. Unexpressed emotions tend to stay i — Marilyn Van Derbur, Miss America By Day: Lessons Learned From Ultimate Betrayals And Unconditional Love
She told me that my rape was not my fault, that I should feel no shame, that – simple as it may sound – I hadn’t caused — Aspen Matis, Girl in the Woods: A Memoir