Quotes by : Renee Fredrickson

Memory repression thrives in shame, secrecy, and shock. The shame and degradation experienced during....

The unconscious mind always operates in the present tense, and when a memory is buried in the unconscious,....

Some of your childhood traumas may be remembered with incredible clarity, while others are so frightening....

In general, the more dysfunctional the family the more inappropriate their response to disclosure. Never....

Sexual abuse is also a secret crime, one that usually has no witness. Shame and secrecy keep a child....

Dissociation, a form of hypnotic trance, helps children survive the abuse…The abuse takes on a dream-like,....

What most people call spontaneous recall usually involves memories that have been denied, not repressed.....

You may experience waves of disbelief after each memory you retrieve. Whether as a phase or waves, the....

Dissociation gets you through a brutal experience, letting your basic survival skills operate unimpeded…Your....

You’re too sensitive’ victims of sexual abuse are told over and over by those whose reality depends....