24 quotes found
“Healing isnt just about pain. Its about learning to love yourself. As you move from feeling like a victim to being a proud survivor, you will have glimmers of hope, pride and satisfaction. Those ar...”
“There is a moment in our healing journey when our denial crumbles; we realize our experience and it's continued effects on us won't "just go away". That's our breakthrough moment. It's the sun comi...”
“Who was it that hurt you,stole light out of your eyes?Cut a hole in your heartand let the love drain dry?Who was so damn careless,to leave you with such scars?Where will you find healing?Right here...”
“One can learn from what is not said.”
“Some people stand and move as if they have no right to the space they occupy. They wonder why others often fail to treat them with respect--not realizing that they have signalled others that it is ...”
“Staying in an abusive relationship for the fear of public judgment is like allowing to be buried alive to impress a coffin maker”
“Staying in a relationship with someone who doesn't love him/herself, is a direct reflection of how much you love and value yourself.”
“Don't try to be brave all at once. Take it in steps.”
“In a condition of struggle and of failure we must be able to say "I must try harder" or "I must try differently." Both views are essential . . . A change in either makes for a change in outcome. Wh...”
“Attitudes and ignorance about (any type of) abuse can be passed down through the generations. It is important to our healing that we sort out the belief systems we adopt; belief systems that were t...”
“I love like a beaten child and I trust like an addict.”
“Sometimes we self-sabotage just when things seem to be going smoothly. Perhaps this is a way to express our fear about whether it is okay for us to have a better life. We are bound to feel anxious ...”
“Writing therapy is my form of healing. Try and detach yourself from painful memories by infusing characters and then stepping back.”
“There are tons of kids out there who endure chronic abuse and suffer in silence. They cant trust anyone, they cant tell anyone, and they have no idea how to get away from it.”
“In order to break free from the chains that bind, one must take whatever action they can to disconnect internally from the larger systems of oppression, of which the family unit is merely a microcosm.”
“Christy isnt a case, hes a person.”
“I'm still not sure if I was a victim or not... and if I was, who was my abuser?”
“You're a survivor because every day you make a choice not to be governed by their harsh words or actions. No one has the right to take away your happiness”
“Healing isn’t just about pain. It’s about learning to love yourself. As you move from feeling like a victim to being a proud survivor, you will have glimmers of hope, pride and satisfaction. Those ...”
“Attitudes and ignorance” about (any type of) abuse can be passed down through the generations. It is important to our healing that we sort out the belief systems we adopt; belief systems that were ...”
