--- title: "3 Therapist Quotes By Alison Miller" description: "3 Therapist quotes by Alison Miller. Plus more from Alison Miller and more Therapist sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/807/alison-miller-20257_abuse_what-daily-life-is-like-for-a-multiple-i_351229.jpg" --- > [“What daily life is like for “a multiple” Imagine that you have periods of “lost time.” You may find writings or drawings…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-miller/what-daily-life-is-like-for-a-multiple-imagine-that-you-have-periods/) [Alison Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-miller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/807/alison-miller-20257_abuse_what-daily-life-is-like-for-a-multiple-i_351229.jpg) > [“I recently consulted to a therapist who felt he had accomplished something by getting his dissociative client to remain in her ANP…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-miller/i-recently-consulted-to-a-therapist-who-felt-he-had-accomplished/) [Alison Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-miller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d7/alison-miller-20257_abuse_i-recently-consulted-to-a-therapist-who_1133328.jpg) > [“Although it is important to be able to recognise and disclose symptom of physical illnesses or injury, you need to be more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-miller/although-it-is-important-to-be-able-to-recognise-and-disclose-symptom/) [Alison Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-miller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c3/alison-miller-20257_bipolar_although-it-is-important-to-be-able-to-r_2062897.jpg) ## Other authors on Therapist ## More by Alison Miller > [“Ritually abusive groups also convince children that something evil has been put inside them. For example, a child is made to believe he or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-miller/ritually-abusive-groups-also-convince-children-that-something-evil/) [Alison Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-miller/) > [“What daily life is like for “a multiple” Imagine that you have periods of “lost time.” You may find writings or drawings which you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-miller/what-daily-life-is-like-for-a-multiple-imagine-that-you-have-periods/) [Alison Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-miller/) > [“Besides stage magic props and settings, ritually abusing groups use technology, such as that described by Katz and Fotheringham. Military/political groups have the most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-miller/besides-stage-magic-props-and-settings-ritually-abusing-groups-use/) [Alison Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-miller/) > [“The child who attends school does not remember the abuse that happens at home or via the family; those memories are held in another part…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-miller/the-child-who-attends-school-does-not-remember-the-abuse-that-happens/) [Alison Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-miller/) > [“In my client who had confessed her “alien abduction” experience, an alter had been instructed that if she began to remember the ritual abuse…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-miller/in-my-client-who-had-confessed-her-alien-abduction-experience-an/) [Alison Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-miller/) > [“After a victim is made to participate in an act of evil, the people in charge put a lot of energy into convincing the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-miller/after-a-victim-is-made-to-participate-in-an-act-of-evil-the-people-in/) [Alison Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-miller/) > [“In fact, rather than being "more" than the others, the ANP is generally one that is very limited, with little power in the system,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-miller/in-fact-rather-than-being-more-than-the-others-the-anp-is-generally/) [Alison Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-miller/) > [“Because the problem of ritual abuse and mind control has not gone away - the survivors are still there - many more therapists have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-miller/because-the-problem-of-ritual-abuse-and-mind-control-has-not-gone/) [Alison Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-miller/) > [“When one of my early teachers, for instance, recognized that many ritually abused clients were still being abused while in treatment, she insisted that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-miller/when-one-of-my-early-teachers-for-instance-recognized-that-many/) [Alison Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-miller/) > [“Punishments include such things as flashbacks, flooding of unbearable emotions, painful body memories, flooding of memories in which the survivor perpetrated against others, self-harm,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-miller/punishments-include-such-things-as-flashbacks-flooding-of-unbearable/) [Alison Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-miller/) > [“I recently consulted to a therapist who felt he had accomplished something by getting his dissociative client to remain in her ANP throughout her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-miller/i-recently-consulted-to-a-therapist-who-felt-he-had-accomplished/) [Alison Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-miller/) > [“A child who is being abused on an ongoing basis needs to be able to function despite the trauma that dominates his or her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-miller/a-child-who-is-being-abused-on-an-ongoing-basis-needs-to-be-able-to/) [Alison Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-miller/) > [“Denial is commonly found among persons with dissociative disorders. My favorite quotation from such a client is, "We are not multiple, we made it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-miller/denial-is-commonly-found-among-persons-with-dissociative-disorders-my/) [Alison Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-miller/) > [“Also, look for “floating alters.” These are not deliberately created parts of the system, but alters that were accidentally split off at the same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-miller/also-look-for-floating-alters-these-are-not-deliberately-created/) [Alison Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-miller/) > [“Then, suddenly, the work became dangerous, not only for clients but for therapists as well. A well-funded, highly organized opposition appeared, seemingly out of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-miller/then-suddenly-the-work-became-dangerous-not-only-for-clients-but-for/) [Alison Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-miller/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/therapist/alison-miller/#itemlist", "name": "3 Therapist Quotes By Alison Miller", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“What daily life is like for “a multiple” Imagine that you have periods of “lost time.” You may find writings or drawings which you must have done, but do not remember producing. Perhaps you find child-sized clothing or toys in your home but have no children. You might also hear voices or babies crying in your head. 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