“I spent so much of my life shut down from the abuse of my childhood. I didn't have friends and I didn't have connections with people.” PeopleChildhoodConnectionsAbuse Author:Bonnie St. John
“It feels as if childhood sexual abuse or domestic abuse of women in the home has increased but actually if you ask women of 60 or 70 years old, the incidence is about the same. We just didn't know it.” IfsKnowsFeelsYearsHomeAsksChildhoodAbuseDomestic AbuseIncidence Author:Gloria Steinem
“I do think a lot of sexual violence stems from experiences in childhood or at puberty. Some people become sadistic after suffering early abuse at the hands of parents, relatives or friends. But for others, the seed is planted in the formative years by the conflation of images of violence with those of sexual arousal. Magazines, TV shows and, especially, slasher movies are masters at doing this.” PeopleThinkingYearsShowsHandsSufferingParentViolenceChildhoodMastersTvsAbuseSeedsMagazinesStemTv ShowsPubertySadisticArousalFormative Years Author:Park Dietz
“My self-esteem had been crushed through years of childhood bullying and serious abuses, which would take me decades to overcome.” YearsSelfChildhoodSelf EsteemSeriousOvercomingAbuseDecadesEsteemBullyingTake MeCrushedThrough The Years Author:Bryant H. McGill
“A false identity is any lie that contradicts our God-given identities through Scripture. These false identities can be created by ourselves because of sin in our lives, choices made, or wrong turns taken and the regret, guilt, and shame that follows. Other false identities are handed to us by outside sources, maybe a damaging word spoken to us by someone or a childhood of abuse. However, not all false identities are negative on the surface, such as successful, attractive, wealthy, athletic, or talented. But even those identities can become false when we place too much of our weight on them.” LyingChoicesSinSuccessfulTakenChildhoodIdentityRegretNegativeAbuseShameGuiltScriptureAttractiveWealthyAthleticLife ChoicesWrong Turn Author:Matthew West
“I was in my late thirties when my eyes were opened to truth in God's Word that showed me I wasn't living the abundant life Jesus died for me to have. I had a very negative mindset and was miserable most of the time because of the abuse I had experienced throughout my childhood.” EyeJesusChildhoodLateNegativeAbuseDiedMindsetMiserableAbundant Life Author:Joyce Meyer
“Childhood should be carefree, playing in the sun; not living a nightmare in the darkness of the soul.” InspirationalShouldChildrenSoulDarknessSunChildhoodAbuseYour ChildrenNightmareChild AbuseDomestic ViolenceRaising ChildrenParentalCarefreeBeing A KidChildren Growing UpFamily ProblemsUnhappy ChildhoodDarkness Of The Soul Book:A Child Called It: One Child's Courage to Survive Source: A Child Called It: One Child's Courage to Survive
“But then, look at me. My brain is incorrectly formed, and I'm shaped like a tube. Plus, I'm an alcoholic, a "survivor" of childhood sexual abuse, was raised in a cult and have no education. So, really, if you think about it, the only thing that separates me from the guy with the stinky foot and no teeth is a book deal and some cologne.” IfsThinkingLooksBookGuyDealsBrainFeetChildhoodAbuseRaisedTeethPlusSurvivorCultLook At MeAlcoholicsTubesCologneStinky Book:Magical Thinking Source: Magical Thinking
“Most of us tend to view childhood as a time of carefree pleasure. Those of us who have looked at the real condition of children in America, however, see a very different picture-one in which children are victims of terrible discrimination, prejudice, and abuse. They need protection. But the protection they need most is to have the protection of civil rights, so that they can be regarded as full persons under the law.” NeedsChildrenPersonsDifferentRealAmericaLawPleasureViewsRightsChildhoodConditionsTerribleAbusePrejudiceVictimProtectionDiscriminationCivil RightsCarefree Author:Richard Farson