“One of the reasons a survivor finds it so difficult to see herself as a victim is that she has been blamed repeatedly for the abuse: "If you weren't such a whore, this wouldn't have to happen." Each time she… — Diane Langberg Copy Share
“The Crucified is the One most traumatized. He has borne the World Trade Center. He has carried the Iraq war, the destruction in Syria, the Rwandan massacres, the AIDS crisis, the poverty of our inner cities, and the abused and trafficked children. He was wounded for the sins of those who perpetrated such horrors. He has carried the griefs and… — Diane Langberg Copy Share
“One of the reasons a survivor finds it so difficult to see herself as a victim is that she has been blamed repeatedly for the abuse: "If you weren't such a whore, this wouldn't have to happen." Each time she is used and trashed, she becomes further convinced of her innate badness. She sees herself participating in forbidden sexual activity… — Diane Langberg Copy Share
“Too often the survivor is seen by [himself or] herself and others as "nuts," "crazy," or "weird." Unless her responses are understood within the… — Diane Langberg Copy Share Image
“The experience of chronic abuse carries within it the gross mislabeling of things. Perpetrators are really "nice daddies." Victims are "evil and seductive" (at… — Diane Langberg Copy Share Image
“To take such a complex creature, on who was meant for God and is destroyed by sin, and attempt to understand how the development… — Diane Langberg Copy Share Image
![“Too often the survivor is seen by [himself or] herself and others as "nuts," "crazy," or "weird." Unless her responses are understood within the context of trauma. A traumatic stress reaction consists of *natural* emotions and behaviors in response to a catastrophe, its immediate aftermath, or…” quote by Diane Langberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/edb/diane-langberg-56315_abuse-survivors_too-often-the-survivor-is-seen-by-himsel_1540837.jpg)
![“The experience of chronic abuse carries within it the gross mislabeling of things. Perpetrators are really "nice daddies." Victims are "evil and seductive" (at the age of three!). Nonprotecting parents are "tired and busy." The survivor makes a giant leap forward when [he or ]she can call abuse by…” quote by Diane Langberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/161/diane-langberg-56315_abuse_the-experience-of-chronic-abuse-carries_1893723.jpg)
