Emotional Trauma’s Root: The Lie or Misbelief

A fire is burning in the dark.

When I was a child my parents said they loved me and would protect me — it’s what all parents should tell and show their children. Unfortunately, the statistics show a different story: Millions of children are reported as abused and neglected every year.†http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15193530 I believe that at the root of emotional trauma there’s a lie or misbelief. Either the parents lie, or children are led to believe something that isn’t the truth. Saying […]

Why I Lied

A white surface with some water on it

As a child I made snow angels below my bedroom window to keep me protected. I needed to do this because Dad would sometimes come into my bedroom and do bad things to me. When morning came I was always comforted to see my snow angel right where I made her. But one winter morning, I looked out the window and my snow angel was gone. Dad had come into the bedroom the night before […]