“The subtle nature of psychological abuse leaves survivors doubting themselves, but confidence is found in the healing process. In” — Shannon Thomas Copy Share Image
“Through No Contact, survivors can find ever-increasing distance from the malice that almost permanently ruined their lives.” — Shannon Thomas Copy Share Image
“until victims know deep in their souls that it is a choice to be an abuser, they will continue to entertain pity… — Shannon Thomas Copy Share Image
“Small empowering steps towards independence from a psychological abuser are incredibly important to the deprogramming process of recovery.” — Shannon Thomas Copy Share Image
“The abuser sees it as a huge victory to turn an independent survivor into a needy, dependent person who can no longer… — Shannon Thomas Copy Share Image
“It is a source of power and entertainment for a toxic person to destroy an originally healthy and happy person. This point… — Shannon Thomas Copy Share Image
“Each one of us is more likely to believe someone when they point out our flaws and can connect what we know… — Shannon Thomas Copy Share Image
“One of the main allegations that narcissists, sociopaths, and psychopaths make against survivors is that they accuse survivors of being disrespectful. Why… — Shannon Thomas Copy Share Image
“Many people wonder how psychological abuse and emotional abuse differ. Are they perhaps the same thing? For me, they are two distinctly… — Shannon Thomas Copy Share Image
“Toxic people have an incredible ability to triangulate their helpers into abusing survivors. This is done on purpose so the toxic person’s… — Shannon Thomas Copy Share Image
“After a survivor of psychological abuse has identified their Despair (Stage One), Educated themselves on the specifics of psychological abuse (Stage Two),… — Shannon Thomas Copy Share Image
“Survivors who try to get help to protect themselves and their children are often seen as “hysterical, crazy, and unstable.” This is… — Shannon Thomas Copy Share Image
“Abusers like to target people who have something they do not or cannot possess themselves. Narcissists, sociopaths, and psychopaths are notorious for… — Shannon Thomas Copy Share Image
“Do all abusers care if a survivor gets to a “No more” point? Not at all. Actually, most abusers could care less,… — Shannon Thomas Copy Share Image
“Survivors who repeatedly believe they are the problem, they are broken, and they are not good enough, are people who are never… — Shannon Thomas Copy Share Image
“When an abuser gaslights, he or she sets up situations to make the target doubt their own memories and assessments of situations.… — Shannon Thomas Copy Share Image
“By the time survivors are compelled to leave their psychologically abusive relationships, they do not see any other viable option but to leave. They… — Shannon Thomas Copy Share
“This is because in the legalistic church, God (or pronounced “Gawd” if you’re in the southern regions of the country) is coming to smite… — Shannon Thomas Copy Share
“A psychological abuser will find a survivor’s emotional soft spots and exploit them for control and entertainment.” — Shannon Thomas Copy Share
“Toxic people are great actors. They will utilize whichever props are available to maintain control in the relationship.” — Shannon Thomas Copy Share
“If we have a high level of emotional capacity, it predisposes us to stay in abusive environments longer. That is not a great thing.… — Shannon Thomas Copy Share
“A Sociopath will run you over, scold you for being in their way, and have a smirk because secretly they get entertainment out of… — Shannon Thomas Copy Share
“Toxic people absolutely refuse to have normal human flaws and weaknesses. They do not see themselves as average people.” — Shannon Thomas Copy Share
“Some people wonder if abusers can feel love or affection for their targets. The answer to that depends on your own definition of love.… — Shannon Thomas Copy Share
“Some are quietly deteriorating the person’s self-esteem through the emotional game of abandonment. Being present physically but checked out emotionally is not a marriage… — Shannon Thomas Copy Share
“Denial is a powerful human component that cannot be ignored in the context of psychological abuse.” — Shannon Thomas Copy Share
“Tenderness from empaths will be used against them time and time again by psychological abusers.” — Shannon Thomas Copy Share
“When an abuser gaslights, he or she sets up situations to make the target doubt their own memories and assessments of situations. This is… — Shannon Thomas Copy Share
“I use the term survivor to describe what some might call a victim. I hope you can embrace the word survivor because it is… — Shannon Thomas Copy Share
“Unraveling the lies and replacing them with truth is at the heart of the recovery journey for survivors of psychological abuse.” — Shannon Thomas Copy Share
“It is a source of power and entertainment for a toxic person to destroy an originally healthy and happy person. This point is often… — Shannon Thomas Copy Share
