“Abused women aren't "codependent." It is abusers, not their partners, who create abusive relationships.” — Lundy Bancroft Copy Share Image
People who are in abusive relationships often don't realise it, but it slowly seems to build until you're trapped. — Georgina Campbell Copy Share Image
“When you truly love yourself, you do not accept abusive relationships, because you know you deserve better.” — Stephen Richards Copy Share Image
I met a lot of amazing people whose lives were changed (for the better) by the power of music. Music gave them… — Lita Ford Copy Share Image
The lack of exposure to right perspective has caused me to be in abusive relationships. When a boy stubbed cigarette on my… — Parvathy Copy Share Image
Any relationships that would reject you for being true to yourself are - by definition - abusive relationships. You'll be much better… — Steve Pavlina Copy Share Image
The No. 1 reason women stay in abusive relationships - because they're not able to take care of themselves financially. It's also… — Kerry Washington Copy Share Image
There's people who think what they need and what they deserve in their lives is a lot worse than what they actually… — Adam Duritz Copy Share Image
Well, I went through some emotionally abusive relationships and allowed myself to not be properly respected as a lady, as a human… — Gloria Gaynor Copy Share Image
Abusive relationships are like being addicted a bad drug. You know it's bad for you but you have a really hard time… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The reason I gained so much weight in the first place and the reason I had such a sorry history of abusive… — Oprah Winfrey Copy Share Image
“Paradoxically .. the very feminist movement that gave women more options also helped create pressure on many of us to be strong,… — Robin Stern 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… — Shannon Thomas Copy Share Image
“despair of ever making it out of slavery and the slum. Psychologists often see the same resistance to escaping in women who… — Nick Vujicic Copy Share Image
A relationship can be deeply damaging without anyone leaving marks on you. So many people - especially young women - end up… — Lauren Mayberry Copy Share Image
“Women like Bethenny - my friend from the town of vanishing men - have a kind of ambiguous independence right now. They… — Hanna Rosin Copy Share Image
“Survivors are receiving very poor “counseling” from ministry staff and volunteers who have no professional training in mental health. Church leaders cannot… — Shannon Thomas Copy Share Image
I was a young feminist in the '70s. Feminism saved my life. It gave me a life. But I saw how so… — Eve Ensler Copy Share Image
“Fear in intimate relationships operates on several levels. On one level there are the survival fears—fear of making it financially on your… — Susan Forward Copy Share Image
“Billie Holiday Her imperfect life led to her becoming a legendary performer with a continuing influence on American music. Born Eleanora Fagan… — Captain Hank Bracker, "Seawater One Copy Share Image
“The woman who left abusive husbands in the 60's and 70's improved the institution of marriage because men now know that women… — Stefan Molyneux Copy Share Image
“Dear Hunger Games : Screw you for helping cowards pretend you have to be great with a bow to fight evil. You… — Stefan Molyneux Copy Share Image
“Consider these traditional theories of domestic abuse: - Learned helplessness suggest that abused women learn to become helpless under abusive conditions; they… — Susan Weitzman Copy Share Image
There's so much going on, with child abuse, not having the right relationships and being in abusive relationships, that play into her,… — Tinsel Korey Copy Share Image
“Sometimes, no matter how hard we try for someone and hope that they will get better in time – they never do.… — Sijdah Hussain Copy Share Image
“Abusive relationships exist because they provide enough rations of warmth, laughter, and affection to clutch onto like a security blanket in the… — Maggie Young Copy Share Image
“Law firms can create environments for abusive relationships. This is especially true if an attorney has no self-direction, has no independent means… — Robin D. Hart Copy Share Image
“People pleasing does make it easier to ignore the red flags of abusive relationships at the very early stages especially with covert… — Shahida Arabi Copy Share Image
One of the things that can be helpful in terms of an explanation is to look at the ways in which cults… — Sarah Edmondson Copy Share Image
