“I lived through this horror, and no one can tell me I have to stay quiet. "I have been silenced long enough,… — Erin Merryn Copy Share Image
“Survivors often develop an exaggerated need for control in their adult relationships. It’s the only way they feel safe. They also struggle… — Laura Davis Copy Share Image
“When I deny the seriousness of my abuse I agree with my abuser and those who wouldn't acknowledge it. When I am… — Patty Hite Copy Share Image
“It was early in my career, and I had been seeing Mary, a shy, lonely, and physically collapsed young woman, for about three months… — Bessel A. van der Kolk Copy Share Image
“Along with the trust issues, one of the hardest parts to deal with is the feeling of not being believed or supported,… — Erin Merryn Copy Share Image
“Being in a state of denial is a universally human response to situations which threaten to overwhelm. People who were abused as… — Sarah E. Olson Copy Share Image
“Imagine the message that sent to my sister and me. A cousin violates us, confesses, and walks away with barely a slap… — Erin Merryn Copy Share Image
“Does he win if I go?' A quiet, tentative question. 'You have to decide that for yourself.” — Sarah J. Maas Copy Share Image
“It's like I'm carrying around this huge secret that I'm never supposed to tell. But since I don't remember just what I'm… — Joan Frances Casey Copy Share Image
“While a psychiatric diagnosis can serve a purpose in treatment plans, it should not become a tool to discredit a person's disclosure… — Lee Ann Hoff Copy Share Image
“Controlling my environment was still a compelling need for me. I did everything I could to not be surprised by anything... Looking… — Olga Trujillo Copy Share Image
“This book is dedicated to those who have died as a result of mind control and/or ritual abuse, and those who have… — Alison Miller Copy Share Image
“She could do this. She was stronger now. This was her chance to prove it.” — Talena Winters Copy Share Image
“Desire had never done anything good in her life, so she had divorced it years ago.” — Talena Winters Copy Share Image
“Warm, buttery sunlight through the leaves, setting them glowing like rubies and citrines. The damp, earthen scent of rotting things beneath the… — Sarah J. Maas Copy Share Image
“While my sister and I were reminded we did not cause this pain, it was knowing that because we broke our silence… — Erin Merryn Copy Share Image
“I am releasing my own demons of times gone by and seizing the opportunity to find my own corner, my own fortress,… — Trish Kaye Lleone Copy Share Image
“Victims”, by definition, are those that have just experienced a trauma of some sort. They are going through an entire array of… — Melisa Mel Copy Share Image
“Steve's laugh was brittle. “Sarah, we all have our own wounds. We’re all broken in our own way. Mine might look different… — Talena Winters Copy Share Image
