Renee Fredrickson

Quotes

• “Sometimes buried memories of abuse emerge spontaneously. A triggering event or catalyst starts the memories flowing. The...”
• “What most people call spontaneous recall usually involves memories that have been denied, not repressed. The survivor ha...”
• “Dissociation gets you through a brutal experience, letting your basic survival skills operate unimpeded…Your ability to ...”
• “Memory repression thrives in shame, secrecy, and shock. The shame and degradation experienced during sexual assault is p...”
• “Dissociation, a form of hypnotic trance, helps children survive the abuse…The abuse takes on a dream-like, surreal quali...”
• “Everything you need to heal is inside yourself. You only need support and encouragement to listen to yourself—to your th...”
• “You’re too sensitive’ victims of sexual abuse are told over and over by those whose reality depends on being insensitive...”
• “The unconscious mind always operates in the present tense, and when a memory is buried in the unconscious, the unconscio...”
• “You may experience waves of disbelief after each memory you retrieve. Whether as a phase or waves, the disbelief is usua...”
• “Some of your childhood traumas may be remembered with incredible clarity, while others are so frightening or incomprehen...”
• “In general, the more dysfunctional the family the more inappropriate their response to disclosure. Never expect a sane r...”