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Lorna asked this question about No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us:
so far this is annoying the hell out of me. Does she ever look into what factors cause some women to accept or enter into relationships like this in the first place? I do not believe that a confident women with decent self esteem would get into a relationship with these sorts of men. Her reactions of what occurs seem accurate enough but she seems oblivious to the origins of the victim mentality.
Reet When you study Early Child Development, you find that children who witness any kind of violence in the home are damaged by it, even if the violence wa…moreWhen you study Early Child Development, you find that children who witness any kind of violence in the home are damaged by it, even if the violence was not done to them. That damage is in their subconscious, and is something you can't even get at. And then you grow up to subconsciously choose a man who will punish you. And after he has broken you, you will choose another, and so on, and if you're lucky, you'll be able to give up having relationships, because I am the only one who can look after my own heart.(less)
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