5 Quotes by Laurie Matthew

In some counties, there is an actual named crime of ritual abuse and there too, there have been convictions.

Ritualised child sexual abuse is about abuse of power, control and secrecy. Ten years ago many people found it difficult to believe that fathers actually raped their children, yet survivors of such abuses spoke out and eventually began to be listened to and believed. Ritual abuse survivors, when they try to speak out about their experiences, face denial and disbelief from society and often fear for their lives from the abusers.

I have to find a place to hideAn island in the seaSurrounded by a racing tideWhere I can live with me

There is no one way to recover and heal from any trauma. Each survivor chooses their own path or stumbles across it.

Most people expect survivors of this type of abuse to be extremely damaged and seriously disturbed individuals. Certainly most people around expect them to be in great need of psychiatric help... No matter what the survivor is in contact with a particular agency for, the assumption is quickly made that, because of the [ritual] abuse, there must be mental health problems of some kind present. Yet, this is not always the case.