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It all I can do not to cry. I make myself wood I say to myself, Celie, you a tree. That's how I come to know trees fear man.

Alice Walker

It all I can do not to cry. I make myself wood I say to myself, Celie, you a tree. That's how I come to know trees fear man.

Tags: abuse survivor, change, comfort, defence, dehumanisation, persona, tree, wood

When I deny the seriousness of my abuse I agree with my abuser and those who wouldn't acknowledge it. When I am in denial, I have the tendency to minimize my abuse, believe the lies others have said,...

Patty Hite

When I deny the seriousness of my abuse I agree with my abuser and those who wouldn't acknowledge it. When I am in denial, I have the tendency to minimize my abuse, believe the lies others have said,...

Tags: abuse, abuse survivor, child abuse, denial, deny, healing, minimise, perception, recovery, survivor

The bottom line was that I was in an abusive relationship.

Shannon Celebi

The bottom line was that I was in an abusive relationship.

Tags: abuse, abuse survivor, bottom line, relationship, relationships

At times I am flabbergasted that my memory is considered false and my alcoholic father's memory is considered rational and sane. Am I not believed because I am a woman? If Peter Freyd were a man who l...

Jennifer J. Freyd

At times I am flabbergasted that my memory is considered false and my alcoholic father's memory is considered rational and sane. Am I not believed because I am a woman? If Peter Freyd were a man who l...

Tags: abuse survivor, child sexual abuse, child sexual abuse survivor, crazy making, emotional abuse, false memories, false memory, false memory myth, false memory syndrome, false memory syndrome campaign

He beat me when you not here, I say.Who do, she say, Albert?Mr ____, I say.I can't believe it, she say. She sit down on the bench next to me real hard, like she drop.What he beat you for? she ast.For...

Alice Walker

He beat me when you not here, I say.Who do, she say, Albert?Mr ____, I say.I can't believe it, she say. She sit down on the bench next to me real hard, like she drop.What he beat you for? she ast.For...

Tags: abuse survivor, envy, jealousy, violence, wife beater