I believe that we belittle survivors by assuming that they will fail.

— Toni Bernhard

I found myself in a pattern of being attracted to people who were somehow unavailable, and what I realized was that I was protecting myself because I equate the idea of connection and love with trauma and death.

— Zachary Quinto

If you carry around a lot of suppressed or repressed anger (anger you have unconsciously buried) you may lash out at people, blaming or punishing them for something someone else did a long time ago. Because you were unwilling or unable to express how you felt in the past, you may overreact in the present, damaging a relationship.

— Beverly Engel

If you have the tendency to repress your anger, you have lost touch with an important part of yourself. Getting angry is a way to gain back that part of yourself by asserting your rights, expressing your displeasure with a situation, and letting others know how you wish to be treated. It can motivate you to make needed changes in a relationship or other areas of your life. Finally, it can let others know that you expect to be respected and treated fairly.

— Beverly Engel

I grew up missing my mom while she was right in front of me.

— Maggie Georgiana Young

I let go of false hope. I let go of the hope that they would transform in favor of working on my own transformation. Furthermore, I let go of the hope that they would HEAR me. Furthermore, I let go of the hope that they would SEE me. Instead of my hope being in THEM, I listened to me. I heard me, I saw me, I validated my own pain and I began to emerge from the broken life I had been living.

— Darlene Ouimet

I'm left with Haymitch in the rubble, wondering if Fin nick’s fate would have one day been mine. Why not? Snow could have gotten a perfect price for the girl on fire.

— Suzanne Collins

I'm still not sure if I was a victim or not... and if I was, who was my abuser?

— Eskay Teel

I'm Used To, Being Used, Not Abused.

— Syed Sharukh

In addition to reaching out for help, you will also need to reach within yourself. Your biggest ally will be your emotions. Through them, you will learn more about what really happened to you, how the abuse affected you, and what you need to do in order to heal. Your emotions will enable you to reclaim the self you long ago hid away.

— Beverly Engel