December 2011
62 posts
“Recognizing power in another does not diminish your own.”
– Joss Whedon (via creatingaquietmind)
RAnDom PS ReDuX: Love and Anger by Nikkole Mathis →
randompsredux:
You can’t fuck me like I’m some piece of meat
Grabbin’ my ass like some whore in the street
Pushin’ me around like a boxer at the gym
Punchin’ me in the face, I’m a her not a him
Then you say it’s my fault ‘cuz I’m bleeding all over the floor
Kickin’ me in my stomach ‘til it’s red and sore
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How abuse changes a child's brain →
The brains of children raised in violent families resemble the brains of soldiers exposed to combat, psychologists say.
They’re primed to perceive threat and anticipate pain, adaptations that may be helpful in abusive environments but produce long-term problems with stress and anxiety.
“For them to detect early cues that might signal danger is adaptive. It allows them to react, to try and avoid...
“Loss could be used as a measure of beauty in a woman.”
– Alice Sebold, The Lovely Bones (via pavorst)
