Molly

“I guess she doesn’t remember me,” I said dolefully. “She doesn’t give a fuck.” “Nobody is any authority on the fucks other people give,”
― Margaret Atwood, The Testaments

“The SanctuCare women went over and welcomed them and said, “You’re here now, it’s all right,” and the Gilead women started to cry. At the time I thought, Why cry, you should be happy, you got out. But after all that’s happened to me since that day, I understand why. You hold it in, whatever it is, until you can make it through the worst part. Then, once you’re safe, you can cry all the tears you couldn’t waste time crying before.”
― Margaret Atwood, The Testaments

“In contrast to “seeing things through rose-colored glasses,” it’s more like “seeing the world through trauma-colored glasses.” As mentioned earlier, it is beneficial for therapists to acknowledge and validate this trauma distortion, which increases the likelihood of it softening. I often use the following phrase from Brené Brown when talking to clients who are working through past experiences: “What’s the story you’re telling yourself right now?”
― Frank G. Anderson, Transcending Trauma: Healing Complex PTSD with Internal Family Systems

“It’s important to remember that the overarching goal of protective parts is to keep the hurt away. Protective parts will go to any length to distract, derail, confuse, and avoid moving toward the pain that an exiled part carries.”
― Frank G. Anderson, Transcending Trauma: Healing Complex PTSD with Internal Family Systems