Quotes about Survivors of abuse

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Today I wore a pair of faded old jeans and a plain grey baggy shirt. I hadn't even taken a shower, and I did not put on — Sierra D. Waters, Debbie.
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
There’s an innocence to her still that amazes me. Sometimes I forget she’s older than me. Then, I remember that she hasn — Zoe Cruz, Beastia
The rationale seems to be that we keep people as victims by validating them, empathizing with them, and fighting alongsi — Kyrian Lyndon
You have divine grace to forgive. — Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind
Intimidated, old traumas triggered, and fearing for my safety, I did what I felt I needed to do. — Sierra D. Waters, Debbie.
John was still making comments regarding violent things that he shouldn't, but I hoped he was just being a big mouth. No — Sierra D. Waters, Debbie.
He told me that if I hung up, he'd do it. He would commit suicide. He told me that if I called the cops he would kill ev — Sierra D. Waters, Debbie.
No amount of me trying to explain myself was doing any good. I didn't even know what was going on inside of me, so how c — Sierra D. Waters, Debbie.
It is not a single crime when a child is photographed while sexually assaulted (raped.) It is a life time crime that sho — Sierra D. Waters, Debbie.
The story of my birth that my mother told me went like this: "When you were coming out I wasn't ready yet and neither wa — Sierra D. Waters, Debbie.
I am releasing my own demons of times gone by and seizing the opportunity to find my own corner, my own fortress, my own — Trish Kaye Lleone, Finding Anna: A Memoir: The True Story of Child Sexual Abuse
Positive mind-set is vital for surviving hard-times. — Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
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
It is important to refuse to be intimidated. That refusal must not be based simply on a calculation of the odds of succe — Anna C. Salter
If your body is screaming in pain, whether the pain is muscular contractions, anxiety, depression, asthma or arthritis, — Marilyn Van Derbur, Miss America By Day: Lessons Learned From Ultimate Betrayals And Unconditional Love
Survivors who don’t stand up for themselves often develop physical and emotional illnesses. Many become depressed becaus — Beverly Engel, The Nice Girl Syndrome: Stop Being Manipulated and Abused -- And Start Standing Up for Yourself
Some survivors can be wary of most people, yet blinded by compassion toward fellow survivors or others who suffer — or w — Aphrodite Matsakis, Loving Someone with PTSD: A Practical Guide to Understanding and Connecting with Your Partner after Trauma
Embrace the love of God. — Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
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