Being Broken Quotes

“we cannot fault an individual that suffers from a serious mental health issue if they have learned that adaptive behaviour due to not being provided with the proper love and support as they were developing. Again, however, we can blame them for making choices that cause harm to others. It is not their fault that their learned behaviours condition them to make poor choices, but they are still choices that have consequences.”
― Geoffrey R. Jonas, Being Broken: Tales and Essays of Survival and Death from Narcissistic Parental Abuse

“With this truth in mind, the conclusion is that all human behaviour is learned from our caretakers, then our peers as we get older. Early childhood development dictates that children learn behavioural responses as soon as they are engaged by a caregiver. If we give them love and support, they develop healthy adaptations to the world around them. If their cries are unheeded and we leave them abandoned and rejected, a myriad of mental health issues will emerge as they get older.”
― Geoffrey R. Jonas, Being Broken: Tales and Essays of Survival and Death from Narcissistic Parental Abuse

“With this truth in mind, the conclusion is that all human behaviour is learned from our caretakers, then our peers as we get older. Early childhood development dictates that children learn behavioural responses as soon as they are engaged by a caregiver. If we give them love and
support, they develop healthy adaptations to the world around them. If
their cries are unheeded and we leave them abandoned and rejected, a
myriad of mental health issues will emerge as they get older.”
― Geoffrey R. Jonas, Being Broken: Tales and Essays of Survival and Death from Narcissistic Parental Abuse

“When children are exposed to alcohol use and witness the expressed happiness of the participants because of dopamine and serotonin transmitters being manipulated by alcohol, they associate happiness with alcohol use and mimic this behaviour. Parents expressing joy and laughter when giving their children alcohol for amusement does not help either.”
― Geoffrey R. Jonas, Being Broken: Tales and Essays of Survival and Death from Narcissistic Parental Abuse