“We have laws about human rights in place for a reason and even if those laws are so often not enforced BY the law, these laws teach us our rights as human beings. I was shocked when I first discovered them, but at the same time I found them empowering; especially the ones about emotional abuse and neglect. Always remember that we are healing from the damage and that before the damage can be overcome, it has to be acknowledged. Acceptance in the context of accepting what happened is not the same thing as acceptance of the person who did it. Accepting the way a person “is” does not apply when abuse or mistreatment is involved. There is a big difference in accepting someone’s “faults”, verses accepting abusive treatment.” AcceptanceAbuseHuman RightsChild AbuseHealing InsightsMaltreatmentChild MaltreatmentHuman Rights LawChild Abuse Awareness Author:Darlene Ouimet
“Attitudes and ignorance” about (any type of) abuse can be passed down through the generations. It is important to our healing that we sort out the belief systems we adopt; belief systems that were taught to us and because they are so full of lies, they lead to all kinds of depressions, addictions and other struggles while we try to cope with the manifestations of the problems instead of the roots of the problems.” DepressionAddictionBelief SystemsHealing InsightsDysfunctional FamilyDysfunctional FamiliesBelief SystemAbuse RecoveryFamily SecretsChild Abuse SurvivorsFamily SystemsAbusive FamiliesAddiction Recevoery Author:Darlene Ouimet
“When I thought about how much time I had already put into a relationship without reciprocation from the other person and how I spent YEARS recovering and trying to recover from the damage of her verbal, emotional and physical abuse and neglect, I realized that I was the only one trying and I wasn’t the problem! That understanding changed everything!” Healing InsightsDysfunctional FamilyAbusive RelationshipsAbusive MotherUnreciprocated Love Author:Darlene Ouimet
“People may not realize the damage that they are doing by placing the blame on the victim ~ but that doesn't lessen the damage that they cause by doing it.” BlameSexual AbuseRapeAbuse SurvivorsSexual AssaultSurvivorsHealing InsightsSurvivors Of AbuseVictim BlamingRape SurvivorBlame The Victim Author:Darlene Ouimet