“It’s common to reject or punish yourself when you’ve been rejected by others. When you experience disappointment from the way your family or others treat you, that’s the time to take special care of yourself. What are you doing to nurture yourself? What are you doing to protect yourself? Find a healthy way to express your pain.” PainDisappointmentPunishmentRejectionSelf CareNurturingPunishing Author:Christina Enevoldsen
“The childhood sexual abuse taught me that my value came from sex. In adulthood, I was driven to have sex since I always felt worthless. I felt important and desired until it was over and then I felt like garbage—the same way I did after the abuse. I desperately needed to feel valued again, which led to more sex. My sex addiction only stopped when I believed that I’m valuable apart from anything I do.” AddictionValueRejectionChild AbuseWorthlessSexual AbuseLow Self EsteemChild Sexual Abuse Author:Christina Enevoldsen