“This pain is part of being human … the fact that you can feel pain like this is your greatest strength.”

– Albus Dumbledore (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix)

Have you ever heard the expression “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never harm me”?

This expression is nearly 200 years old, and it’s completely inaccurate. Many of the survivors of bullying and emotional abuse, emotional neglect, and gaslighting wear just as many emotional scars as survivors of physical injuries. In fact, both physical assault and emotional abuse are processed in the same regions of the brain, both at the time of the incident as well as when triggered by a reminder of the injury.

Source: What Harry Potter teaches us about overcoming bullying | SYFY WIRE