“Not knowing trauma or experiencing or remembering it in a dissociative way is not a passive shutdown of perception or of memory.… — Dori Laub Copy Share Image
“I want to remember my past To see before my eyes The image of my parents The house in which I grew… — Itta Benhaiem-Keller Copy Share Image
“Besides stage magic props and settings, ritually abusing groups use technology, such as that described by Katz and Fotheringham. Military/political groups have… — Alison Miller Copy Share Image
“They had become muffled and distant then anyway. This happened in those first days after the wave. I couldn't find their faces,… — Sonali Deraniyagala Copy Share Image
“The damage and invisible scars of emotional abuse are very difficult to heal, because memories are imprinted on our minds and hearts and it… — Dee Brown Copy Share Image
“Many survivors struggle to believe the abuse happened. They don’t want to believe it. It’s too painful to think about. They don’t… — Laura Davis Copy Share Image
“Remembering things or processing memories can be a charged, or frightening, or uncomfortable time. It can help to imagine yourself being a… — A.T.W Copy Share Image
“Richard Gardner (2004), the creator of ‘‘parental alienation syndrome’’, considers that the ‘‘parental alienation syndrome (PAS) is primarily a disorder of childhood.… — Jenny Ann Ryberg 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
“Carla's description was typical of survivors of chronic childhood abuse. Almost always, they deny or minimize the abusive memories. They have to:… — David L. Calof Copy Share Image
“While some accused and convicted child molesters have inappropriately influenced the media, the public, and many in the clinical and legal professions… — Charles L. Whitfield Copy Share Image
“Empowerment is something that happens throughout your healing, as courage and success in facing your memories build your self-esteem. Some of the… — Renee Fredrickson Copy Share Image
“She's terrified that all these sensations and images are coming out of her — but I think she's even more terrified to… — David L. Calof Copy Share Image
“Professional surveys that establish that the position that DID "does not exist" or that there is "no evidence" for the diagnosis are… — A Steven Frankel Copy Share Image
