Experience has taught us that we have only one enduring weapon in our struggle against mental illness: the emotional discovery and emotional acceptance of the truth in the individual and unique history of our childhood.

Alice Miller
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To live with the knowledge that you are not crazy, but rather an unfortunate victim of bad childhood experiences is a powerful notion. This viewpoint can help you accept your past and move on.

Source: The Drama Of The Gifted Child: The Search For The True Self

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