ABSTRACT
Many survivors of mind control and ritual abuse have insider parts as the garbage kids or expendables. They are to be found, naked and dirty and smelling of urine, in internal garbage dumps, usually with nasty things like insects and rotting flesh. These places in the inner world are copies of real-world places where these parts were dumped when they violated the abusers' rules by refusing to obey important commands. Several times the author has assisted survivor clients in rescuing the garbage kids, cleaning them up, and giving them clothes and comfortable, warm internal places to live. But she has not thought about the strengths of these insiders or the ways in which they can help with recovery. Garbage kids were the ones who had stood up to authority despite the punishment. They were willing to be assertive—which was exactly what was needed. They accompanied the adult to work for the next week.
