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| 92be70d | Power is confusing for us, perhaps even terrifying, because our relationship with it had an unfortunate beginning. Someone in a position of power over us used and abused us...It seems as if power were something to be wielded, always at someone's expense, usually our own. | abuse-of-authority abuse-of-power abuse-of-trust abuse-survivors abusive-parenting child-abuse child-sexual-abuse child-sexual-abuse-survivor healing misuse-of-power parental-authority power powerless powerlessness survivor survivor-of-abuse | Maureen Brady |