“ I want everyone that has been abused by someone in their childhood to know that you can get past it. Having DID is not the end of the world; it's the beginning of your new life. DID allows the victim… Dauna Cole
“ Early relational trauma results from the fact that we are often given more to experience in this life than we can bear to experience consciously. This problem has been around since the beginning of ti… Donald Kalsched
“ Narcissism: It's Primal. No Productive Control of Energy: Seeks constant fresh sources of stimulation and is highly energized running from human-object to human-object, activity to activity, but does… Lynna Kivela
“ Trauma may be endured through a physiological or psychological threat to life or overall wellbeing. Asa Don Brown
“ Abuse may consist of physical maltreatment or language that is belittling, discriminatory... Asa Don Brown
“ Attachments that are not fostered may lend to the child's inability to properly attach or have no attachment at all. Asa Don Brown
“ Some of your childhood traumas may be remembered with incredible clarity, while others are so frightening or incomprehensible that your conscious mind buries the memory in your unconscious. Renee Fredrickson
“ Paulette awoke with an ache in her heart, a grinding in her gut. If there really was a God, why would He have let anyone put a child through that? …She had survived, but at what cost? She was an itine… Edward Fahey
“ Harvey wanted to dive into his ugliness; he intentionally reached for those long hours of soul desolation. He waited. He paced, ready to face down whatever was to come.Paulette’s, though, busted loose… Edward Fahey
“ So often survivors have had their experiences denied, trivialized, or distorted. Writing is an important avenue for healing because it gives you the opportunity to define your own reality. You can say… Ellen Bass
“ 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 coming… Jeanne McElvaney
