“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
“If a child is abused by a family member, most likely they blame themselves for the integral act of abuse than those… — Patricia Dsouza Copy Share Image
Pornography incarnates male supremacy. It is the DNA of male dominance. Every rule of sexual abuse, every nuance of sexual sadism, every… — Andrea Dworkin Copy Share Image
“You owe it to yourself to stand up and advocate for yourself. To not agree to what is harmful to you. To… — Dana Arcuri CTRC Copy Share Image
“Abused children realize that they cannot rely on their emotions since their innocent love and trust are already crushed and betrayed. They… — Patricia Dsouza Copy Share Image
It feels as if childhood sexual abuse or domestic abuse of women in the home has increased but actually if you ask… — Gloria Steinem 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
“Games where someone wants to touch your body where your swimsuit covers or they ask you to touch their body where their… — Carolyn Byers Ruch Copy Share Image
“You cannot make yourself have a flashback, nor will you have one unless you are emotionally ready to remember something. Once remembered,… — Beverly Engel Copy Share Image
The situation of women living in Islam-stricken societies and under Islamic laws is the outrage of the 21st century. Burqa-clad and veiled… — Maryam Namazie Copy Share Image
As alleged, Ghislaine Maxwell facilitated, aided, and participated in acts of sexual abuse of minors. Maxwell enticed minor girls, got them to… — Audrey Strauss Copy Share Image
“I should meet many people who do not know anyone personally who has been raped or molested as a child. But I… — Anna Salter Copy Share Image
“Chief Johnson has full faith on us. Which means if I can complete this task and hunt down the murderer, not only… — Simi Sunny 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
“I recall as a child when I got so hostile that I didn’t know whom to trust anymore, and then I would… — Patricia Dsouza Copy Share Image
“In addition to reaching out for help, you will also need to reach within yourself. Your biggest ally will be your emotions.… — Beverly Engel Copy Share Image
“There was nothing you could be sure about, it was all lies, and it was all done to mess with minds because… — Laurie Matthew Copy Share Image
“Psychological trauma is an affliction of the powerless. At the moment of trauma, the victim is rendered helpless by overwhelming force. When… — Judith Lewis Herman Copy Share Image
“I remembered during puberty, through the anorexic mists of intermittent menstrual cycles, that man, my father, lifting Shirley's nightdress over her head… — Alice Jamieson Copy Share Image
“A plain, brown paper-wrapped package came in the mail recently. Upon opening it, I saw that it was a patchwork quilt about… — Charles L. Bailey Jr Copy Share Image
“Some alters are what Dr Ross describes in Multiple Personality Disorder as 'fragments', which are 'relatively limited psychic states that express only… — Alice Jamieson Copy Share Image
“Although the terminology implies scientific endorsement, false memory syndrome is not currently an accepted diagnostic label by the APA and is not… — Michelle Rae Hebl Copy Share Image
“The survivor movements were also challenging the notion of a dysfunctional family as the cause and culture of abuse, rather than being… — Beatrix Campbell Copy Share Image
“We propose that use of the term “false memory” to describe errors in memory for details directly contributes to removing the social… — Jennifer J. Freyd Copy Share Image
“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
“Though, the type of abuse differs from each individual, all survivors of child abuse deal with a certain extent of trauma, consciously… — Patricia Dsouza Copy Share Image
“Abused children often learn to block out their pain, for it is too distressing. Since it’s not possible to block emotions selectively,… — Patricia Dsouza Copy Share Image
“No amount of me trying to explain myself was doing any good. I didn't even know what was going on inside of… — Sierra D. Waters Copy Share Image
“He took a mental picture of this moment’s happy scene to carry with him into the darkness of that dreadful place where… — Elizabeth Garden Copy Share Image
“There are many heartfelt reasons for pushing our childhood sexual abuse to the edge of our lives and one amazing reason to… — Jeanne McElvaney Copy Share Image
“But no matter how much evil I see, I think it’s important for everyone to understand that there is much more light… — Robert Uttaro Copy Share Image
“The underlying attitude comes bursting out of his words: He believes his wife is keeping something of his away from him when… — Lundy Bancroft Copy Share Image
“When they begin to feel that others don’t love them, they already consider their worth and consider that they are not worth… — Patricia Dsouza 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
The photographs of Iraqi prisoners being subjected to degrading and humiliating treatment by their captors, and the reports of acts of sexual… — Ed Markey Copy Share Image
“Just one person. It really honestly just takes one positive person. One positive person can help you. And that can go a… — Robert Uttaro Copy Share Image
“He feels excited. He feels ashamed. He wants to talk to her, but he is afraid. Maybe he imagined it all. Maybe… — Naomi Alderman Copy Share Image
“The abuser wants the victim to be confounded. They do not require the victim to see undoubtedly nor see things for what… — Patricia Dsouza Copy Share Image
“Build a bridge over shame by teaching kids about sexual abuse. Give them a chance to run to us should they encounter… — Carolyn Byers Ruch Copy Share Image
'I wish for a better life. I wish for food for my children. I wish that sexual abuse and exploitation in schools… — Leymah Gbowee Copy Share Image
