I think Edie’s description of some clients can apply to many child abuse survivors as well: “In my therapy practice over the years, I have worked with clients who face such challenges. They tote around the bag of rocks that could have labels on them that read: “You’ll never be enough.” “You won’t succeed, so…
Suicide Survivor Shares Story and Advice For Helping Others The 3 Pillars of Mental Health Lessons on Compassion: Why It’s Good for Us and How We Can Do More of It Point of View: ‘I am still standing’: How soccer helped a sexual assault survivor on his healing journey Sexual abuse, your ignorance is their power…
And this is really the tip of the iceberg. Those stereotypes are harmful, and in the case of leaving trauma untreated, dangerous. But we’ve all heard them, and more, haven’t we? “A total of 81% said they had felt stereotyped as an abuse survivor, while 69% said they did not speak out about abuse due…
This article is written about India, and I think it’s possible that a few of you will read this and think to yourself that this is something that happens in cultures like that. One where a high priority is put on the family and not shaming or embarrassing your family in any way. That may…
Again, another reminder that if you simply froze in response to abuse as a child, instead of trying to get away, or fighting, that’s actually pretty normal, and beyond your control: The stress response is a survival response. It is an innate biological response to threat or perceived threat. It prepares the body to fight…
I would say the same thing about healing from abuse. It often leaves us as adults with many, many fears. Break tasks down into small parts. Only tackle small fears one at a time. If the task is too big, it may be too daunting to tackle. Your confidence will grow stronger achieving some success…
