“If you are trading silence or compliance for love, you are being cheated. When acceptance or love is withheld if you reveal secrets, the value of the relationship is just an illusion. Love cannot be earned, bought or traded–only freely given. You are worthy of love that doesn’t require you to protect your abuser or sacrifice yourself.” LoveSilenceRelationshipSacrificeRespectSecretsSelf SacrificeComplianceAbuse Acceptance Author:Christina Enevoldsen
“I used substitutes for my real needs. I needed rest or relationship or recreation, but I gave myself food or sex or shopping. Since I wasn’t supplying what I really needed, I was never satisfied. I needed to know that I deserved to have my needs met and then I had to start asking myself what I really needed and provide those things.” LoveNeedsDependencySex AddictionEmotional NeedsShopohlic Book:The Rescued Soul: The Writing Journey for the Healing of Incest and Family Betrayal Source: The Rescued Soul: The Writing Journey for the Healing of Incest and Family Betrayal