“The more power they have over your emotions, the less likely you’ll trust your own reality and the truth about the abuse… — Shahida Arabi Copy Share Image
“She was a beautiful dreamer who had survived the ugliest nightmares.” — Mishi McCoy Copy Share Image
“All emotions, even those that are suppressed and unexpressed, have physical effects. Unexpressed emotions tend to stay in the body like small… — Marilyn Van M. Derbur Copy Share Image
“In cases of organized and multi-perpetrator abuse when the abuse occurs in the context of rituals and ceremonies, some elements of the… — Graeme Galton Copy Share Image
“Janna knew - Rikki knew — and I knew, too — that becoming Dr Cameron West wouldn't make me feel a damn… — Cameron West Copy Share Image
“In order to escape accountability for his crimes, the perpetrator does everything in his power to promote forgetting. Secrecy and silence are… — Judith Lewis Herman Copy Share Image
“Her wounds brought her a great source of power because they lived in the same place as her heart.” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“Some people with DID present their narratives of sadistic abuse in a quite matter-of-fact way, without perceptible affect. This may sometimes be… — Graeme Galton Copy Share Image