Memories demand attention, and these memories will have teeth.

I am small.

So are stars from a distance. It's all a matter of perspective.

It is strange... the reasons one feels he doesn't deserve things.

Don't judge yourself by what others did to you.

Don't try to be brave all at once. Take it in steps.

So for those who think abuse survivors can simply logically process their situation and get out of and over the situation easily, think again. The parts of our brain that deal with planning, cognition, learning, and decision-making become disconnected with the emotional parts of our brain – they can cease to talk to each other when an individual becomes traumatized. It usually takes a great deal of effort, resources, strength, validation, addressing wounding on all levels of body and mind, for a survivor to become fully empowered to begin to heal from this form of trauma.