I have previously written on the topic of mirroring other people’s behavior after child abuse. What do I mean by “mirroring”? People who “mirror” others will observe how another person acts. They will then incorporate those mannerisms into their own persona, resulting in a “mirror” effect. The reason that child abuse survivors do this is [...]
Archive for April, 2009
In the Spotlight: Nancy Richard’s Heal and Forgive Blog
Posted in Forgiveness, tagged child abuse, child abuse survivor blogs, Heal and Forgive blog, Nancy Richards on April 2, 2009 | 6 Comments »
On my blog entry Struggle between Religion and Healing from Child Abuse, a fellow child abuse survivor blogger named Nancy Richards posted an insightful comment. I checked out her blog, and I was impressed. So, I thought I would put her blog in the spotlight today. Nancy’s blog is called Heal and Forgive. Her tag [...]
Aftereffects of Childhood Abuse: Picking
Posted in Self-injury, tagged child abuse, picking, picking due to anxiety, picking ears, picking nose, picking scabs, picking scalp on April 1, 2009 | 9 Comments »
I have talked about a lot of uncomfortable topics on this blog, and I will be continuing that trend today. I would like to focus upon the topic of picking. This is not a topic that I hear many adult survivors of child abuse talking about openly. However, adoptive and foster parents of abused children [...]





