Maltreatment Quotes

My traumatic experience was life changing ~ Asa Don Brown

Some people do not want to examine religious influences of child maltreatment. However, if we fail to look at all influences and risk factors, then we are allowing some forms of abuse to continue and, therefore, are guilty of maltreatment ourselves. ~ Janet Heimlich

There is nothing everyone is so afraid of as being told how vastly much he is capable of. You are capable of - do you want to know? - you are capable of living in poverty; you are capable of standing almost any kind of maltreatment, abuse, etc. But you do not wish to know about it, isn't that so? You would be furious with him who told you so, and only call that person your friend who bolsters you in saying: 'No, this I cannot bear, this is beyond my strength, etc. ~ Soren Kierkegaard

When I was with my mother, I sometimes thought of myself of a trophy - something to be flaunted before friends. When out of public view, I sat on the shelf ignored and forgotten. ~ Joan Frances Casey

I am (obviously) much in love with plants and above all trees, and always have been; and I find human maltreatment of them as hard to bear as some find ill-treatment of animals. ~ J.R.R. Tolkien

Belief in self and self-acceptance appeared to have a direct impact on one's resiliency and overall worldview. ~ Asa Don Brown

Only Southerners have taken horsewhips and pistols to editors about the treatment or maltreatment of their manuscript. This
the actual pistols
was in the old days, of course, we no longer succumb to the impulse. But it is still there, within us. ~ William Faulkner

Survivors of trauma may have difficulty initiating relationships ... ~ Asa Don Brown

I wanted my mother to love me. Despite all the torture and brutality. ~ Wendy Hoffman

Those who consume animals not only harm those animals and endanger themselves, but they also threaten the well-being of other humans who currently or will later inhabit the planet ... It is time for humans to remove their heads from the sand and recognize the risk to themselves that can arise from their maltreatment of other species. ~ Michael Greger

Like stars are to the sky, so are the children to our world. They deserve to shine! ~ Chinonye J. Chidolue

Perception and worldview are one's summary of life. ~ Asa Don Brown

The photographs of Iraqi prisoners being subjected to degrading and humiliating treatment by their captors, and the reports of acts of sexual abuse, physical abuse, and other acts of maltreatment shock the conscience. ~ Ed Markey

Abuse may consist of physical maltreatment or language that is belittling, discriminatory ... ~ Asa Don Brown

A child's temperament appears to play another significant role in the child's own perceptions and worldview. ~ Asa Don Brown

The maltreatment of the natural world and its impoverishment leads to the impoverishment of the human soul. It is related to the outburst of violence in human society. To save the natural world today means to save what is human in humanity. ~ Raisa Gorbacheva

How much maltreatment and exploitation could someone handle before losing self-control? ~ Mary Kubica

A child's attachment process begins within the first year of life ... ~ Asa Don Brown

The power of empathy is essential in helping those who are societies most vulnerable. ~ Asa Don Brown

likely to form a secure attachment. The less secure the relationship attachments in our first two years, the harder it is to have good relationships throughout our lives. Little or no response to a distressed child from a caregiver may result in the child developing an avoidant behavior pattern, and low self-esteem. When a caregiver is inconsistent in response to the child's needs, the child will likely form ambivalent relationship patterns, anxiously uncertain about whether they can trust people. Finally, frightening behavior, intrusiveness, withdrawal, negativity, role confusion, and maltreatment lead to a disorganized attachment, and cause a child to feel dazed and confused. This child dissociates and compartmentalizes the traumatic experiences as ~ Heather Hans