Quotes by : Renee Fredrickson

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

Everything you need to heal is inside yourself. You only need support and encouragement to listen to....

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

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....

Sometimes buried memories of abuse emerge spontaneously. A triggering event or catalyst starts the memories....

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....