“As I started my personal voyage to unpack the childhood that I repressed for so long, everything unexpectedly made sense as to… — Patricia Dsouza Copy Share Image
“Joan Frances says her mother is perfect someone she models herself after. She is tortured because she is disobeying her mother by… — Lynn I. Wilson Copy Share Image
“The only people that can't handle the truth are those that suffer so much anxiety that they will live in denial, in… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“Jo tried to think about her suspicion that Lynn liked her. She figured that Lynn was nice to her because she was… — Joan Frances Casey Copy Share Image
“The frailty of those dark hours during the period of abuse persuades the child to think that they are incapable of causing… — Patricia Dsouza Copy Share Image
“Most people reflect on their own thoughts: Is this true? Am I overreacting? I should check this out. But people with PDs… — Randi Kreger Copy Share Image
“There is an intensified risk for a child living in a household experiencing domestic violence, because their basic childhood requirement is not… — Patricia Dsouza Copy Share Image
“When confronting bullies, be sure to place yourself in a position where you can safely protect yourself, whether it’s standing tall on… — Article Copy Share Image
“Our existence is based on the variety of life that we have experienced. Yet, in the end when the reality of identity… — Patricia Dsouza Copy Share Image
“Domestic violence is just as much a quality-of-life and liberty for community, social, and legal attention to support mental, emotional, health, wellness… — Tracey Bond Copy Share Image
“YOUR ABUSIVE PARTNER DOESN’T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH HIS ANGER; HE HAS A PROBLEM WITH YOUR ANGER. One of the basic human… — Lundy Bancroft Copy Share Image
“More than one personality was created in the hope of being the daughter Nancy could consistently love. More than one new personality… — Joan Frances Casey Copy Share Image
Family is supposed to be our safe haven. Very often, it's the place where we find the deepest heartache. — Iyanla Vanzant Copy Share Image
“My dad had limitations. That's what my good-hearted mom always told us. He had limitations, but he meant no harm. It was… — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
“….Nothing was inevitable. She had not chosen this way. It was her fate. It had been decided since before time began. It… — Laurie Matthew Copy Share Image
“The Karen personality was created when Jo was nine and her mother said once too often, "Why can't you be like your… — Joan Frances Casey Copy Share Image
“People don’t necessarily realize it when they contribute to the erosion of a child’s self-worth, but kids pay attention to how people… — D.K. Sanz Copy Share Image
“The truth is misrepresented, distorted, altered, tampered and changed in the mind of the child.” — Patricia Dsouza Copy Share Image
“Scorned and torn, former love mates aim and shoot childish devastating daggers that penetrate beyond target to pierce the heart of their… — T.F. Hodge Copy Share Image
An abuser can seem emotionally needy. You can get caught in a trap of catering to him, trying to fill a bottomless… — Lundy Bancroft Copy Share Image
“It wasn’t some mysterious adverse personality trait that comprises of who I am, it unquestionably had a source - A cradle of… — Patricia Dsouza Copy Share Image
“Abused children pick up from their past encounters to expect less of themselves and others. They are not commonly taught to trust… — Patricia Dsouza Copy Share Image
“When a man’s face contorts in bitterness and hatred, he looks a little insane. When his mood changes from elated to assaultive… — Lundy Bancroft Copy Share Image
The central attitudes driving the Water Torturer are: You are crazy. You fly off the handle over nothing. I can easily convince… — Lundy Bancroft Copy Share Image
