For those of you who have seen the movie "Tangled," you know that the underlying conflict is one that is very familiar to us here at ACFJ: emotional abuse. Many survivors find healing while watching this movie and seeing Rapunzel break free from her abuser; and when she does and is wracked with the overwhelming… Continue reading Emotional Abuse, “Tangled”, and a Revealing Comment
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Over-Apologizing of Victims
There was an interesting discussion behind the scenes here at ACFJ that stemmed from one of us over-apologizing (OK, it was me). Jeff Crippen pointed out that victims of abuse quite often apologize incessantly and for everything, even when we have really done nothing wrong. I have been one of those people. From there sparked… Continue reading Over-Apologizing of Victims
