Changing Abuse Schema

The impacts of abuse don't end when we are no longer with the abuser.

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By Dr T J Jordan

Abuse leaves footprints on our hearts.

Abuse creates a disfiguring lens through which we view the social world. This lens and the emotional reactions that result from it are the abuse schema.

Abuse teaches us not to trust others. It stops us…