When Roses are Crushed Quotes

“Be sensitive to those around you, sometimes they could be silent but screaming for help from within”
― Patricia Dsouza, When Roses are Crushed

“An abused child never feels safe, growing up. The wrong that this child has gone through can never be seen or easily imagined by those who have never been abused.”
― Patricia Dsouza, When Roses are Crushed

“You possess the right to celebrate your victory, your healing, your recovery.”
― Patricia Dsouza, When Roses are Crushed

“Believe in yourself that you can create the
change you seek, by accepting things as they are. By accepting the things as they are, you allow yourself to make the right choices.”
― Patricia Dsouza, When Roses are Crushed

“I was worthy of healing my scars and so are you.”
― Patricia Dsouza, When Roses are Crushed

“Abused children pick up from their past encounters to expect less of themselves and others. They are not commonly taught to trust and end up finding out themselves as tough, unbalanced, and unworthy of love or care.”
― Patricia Dsouza, When Roses are Crushed

“SPEAK TO THE CHILD WITHIN YOU: Tell the child within you, the one that has remained buried that the “adult” in you is positively safe and sound. Start treating the damaged “you” just the way you would have wished to be handled when you were a child.”
― Patricia Dsouza, When Roses are Crushed

“The abused children feel so useless within that they become more vulnerable to exploitation in the future too.”
― Patricia Dsouza, When Roses are Crushed

“You alone caan create the change you seek. But how? By accepting things as they are, you allow yourself to make apt choices.”
― Patricia Dsouza, When Roses are Crushed

“My personal impression is that - Forgiveness is essential for recovery, it loses the power the abuser has over the survivor and allows them to heal.”
― Patricia Dsouza, When Roses are Crushed

“Do not let anger become a huge part of your life nor let it become your life.”
― Patricia Dsouza, When Roses are Crushed

“You are full of empathy, kindness, and caring because you very well know the value of love.”
― Patricia Dsouza, When Roses are Crushed

“Being survivors signifies that we have recognized that we have been through a lot that should never have taken place and we now hope to let our wounds heal and recuperate.”
― Patricia Dsouza, When Roses are Crushed

“Though, the type of abuse differs from each individual, all survivors of child abuse deal with a certain extent of trauma, consciously or unconsciously.”
― Patricia Dsouza, When Roses are Crushed

“There is an intensified risk for a child living in a household experiencing domestic violence, because their basic childhood requirement is not being met, in addition to the demand for care and protection by their parents.”
― Patricia Dsouza, When Roses are Crushed

“If a child is abused by a family member, most likely they blame themselves for the integral act of abuse than those that are abused by outsiders.”
― Patricia Dsouza, When Roses are Crushed

“Neglect transpires when the accountable adult fails to provide sufficiently for the needs of a child. It may be deliberate and conscious cruelty, or it may be an incapability or unwillingness to care for and nurture a child.”
― Patricia Dsouza, When Roses are Crushed

“The worst part ever is discoursing about the abuse to anyone you trust in the family or friends and when they prefer not to believe in you, that feeling of being deserted by people you trusted and spoke to is even more painful than the whole trauma of the abuse and insult.”
― Patricia Dsouza, When Roses are Crushed

“Abused children realize that they cannot rely on their emotions since their innocent love and trust are already crushed and betrayed. They learn that whatever the opinion they do express may be ignored or mocked.”
― Patricia Dsouza, When Roses are Crushed

“Your own story matters. It's either a victor's journey or victim's lament. The decision is in your hands.”
― Patricia Dsouza, When Roses are Crushed

“She fought to relive and come alive”
― Patricia Dsouza, When Roses are Crushed

“The Pain is too much to bear She weeps within; As she grinds her teeth with a grin”
― Patricia Dsouza, When Roses are Crushed

“Whole night hanged with panic Sparking tears in those big wide eyes.”
― Patricia Dsouza, When Roses are Crushed

“I can identify with their shame and ache because I share a past of childhood abuse. In this, I am convinced: if I can do this, you definitely can too.”
― Patricia Dsouza, When Roses are Crushed

“Survivors who choose to heal are extraordinary people.”
― Patricia Dsouza, When Roses are Crushed

“I had victory and knew I was going to be fine, no matter what was adding up in my direction. This forever kind of freedom is amazing.”
― Patricia Dsouza, When Roses are Crushed

“Achieving something gives you a sense of fulfillment, then create your own happiness by following up on your passions and achieving them.”
― Patricia Dsouza, When Roses are Crushed

“In order for your situation and life to get better, you have to lay out boundaries for yourself and your relationships.”
― Patricia Dsouza, When Roses are Crushed

“I have had the freedom and peace of forgiving my abuser, it helped me to stop resenting and no longer feeling hurt.”
― Patricia Dsouza, When Roses are Crushed

“It's okay for us to be angry. Be annoyed at the injustice. You own full rights to be upset before you recover.”
― Patricia Dsouza, When Roses are Crushed