“She's claiming assault,verbal and physical abuse,and now that I know Kate's a lesbian, that explains the sexual abuse she tossed it." "I… — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
“Has he ever trapped you in a room and not let you out? Has he ever raised a fist as if he… — Lundy Bancroft Copy Share Image
“After spending five decades of being beaten down, mistreated, and stabbed in the back, little Dana grew up. Little Dana fearlessly faced… — Dana Arcuri CTRC Copy Share Image
“Added to the shock of the routine violation of their bodies was the trauma of having to relinquish their children to unknown… — Aberjhani Copy Share Image
“Although the military may have contributed to hazing in all fraternities, BGF hazing seems to have become the most physically intense variation… — Ricky L. Jones Copy Share Image
“Domestic violence is just as much a quality-of-life and liberty for community, social, and legal attention to support mental, emotional, health, wellness… — Tracey Bond Copy Share Image
I think we start suffering as soon as we come out of the womb. I think that people tend to stereotype. When… — Lucinda Williams Copy Share Image
“YOUR ABUSIVE PARTNER DOESN’T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH HIS ANGER; HE HAS A PROBLEM WITH YOUR ANGER. One of the basic human… — Lundy Bancroft Copy Share Image
“The story of my birth that my mother told me went like this: "When you were coming out I wasn't ready yet… — Sierra D. Waters Copy Share Image
“It makes perfect sense that if human beings are raised in warm, loving households; if they are brought up to believe that… — Harold Schechter Copy Share Image
“There was nothing you could be sure about, it was all lies, and it was all done to mess with minds because… — Laurie Matthew Copy Share Image
“The scars from mental cruelty can be as deep and long-lasting as wounds from punches or slaps but are often not as… — Lundy Bancroft Copy Share Image
“I read this book in one sitting. A WOMAN RESURRECTED is the true, harrowing story of the author's abusive childhood -- from… — Cece Cervantes Copy Share Image
“The central attitudes driving the Drill Sergeant are: I need to control your every move or you will do it wrong. I… — Lundy Bancroft Copy Share Image
I know all about violence and physical abuse because my first husband used to beat me severely when he got drunk. Once,… — Clare Boothe Luce Copy Share Image
“Whatever proponents of false memory syndrome may claim and however persuasively they tell their stories and anecdotes, dissociative amnesia typically involves fragmented… — Jenny Ann Ryberg Copy Share Image
“Did I imagine the castle, the dungeon, the ritual orgies and violations? Did Lucy, Billy, Samuel, Eliza, Shirley and Kato make it… — Alice Jamieson Copy Share Image
“When a man’s face contorts in bitterness and hatred, he looks a little insane. When his mood changes from elated to assaultive… — Lundy Bancroft Copy Share Image
“The woman knows from living with the abusive man that there are no simple answers. Friends say: “He’s mean.” But she knows… — Lundy Bancroft Copy Share Image
“If you want what’s best for your kids, one surefire way to provide them with a healthy, happy home is to make… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
“God whispered, "You endured a lot. For that I am truly sorry, but grateful. I needed you to struggle to help so… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
Parents who spoil their children out of 'love' should realize that they are performing acts of child abuse. Although there are no… — Randy Alcorn Copy Share Image
I don't feel lucky…I feel blessed; In fact I AM blessed...to be one of those few good men on planet earth who… — Maurice Davis Copy Share Image
“And this charge plays out with partners, parents, friends, families and even our children. Many parents unconsciously ‘use’ their children so the… — Padma Aon Prakasha Copy Share Image
We are behaving like people without compassion and love for the most vulnerable section of society. The children of the universe are… — Michael Jackson Copy Share Image
“IN ONE IMPORTANT WAY, an abusive man works like a magician: His tricks largely rely on getting you to look off in… — Lundy Bancroft Copy Share Image
“The symptoms of abuse are there, and the woman usually sees them: the escalating frequency of put-downs. Early generosity turning more and… — Lundy Bancroft Copy Share Image
“It felt like I was living in two worlds. There was one world which was a daylight world and another dark world… — Laurie Matthew Copy Share Image
“When a woman is convinced that she can stop the violence in her marriage, her stubborn determination feeds her sense of failure… — Susan Weitzman Copy Share Image
An abuser can seem emotionally needy. You can get caught in a trap of catering to him, trying to fill a bottomless… — Lundy Bancroft Copy Share Image
“I used to pray you know, pray to God that He would somehow stop it. All the nights of listening to my… — Emily Andrews Copy Share Image
“The far end of a continuum that aims to break the will of a child and allows the expression of displaced rage… — Chrystine Oksana Copy Share Image
“Many women say that verbal violence causes more harm than physical violence because it damages self-esteem so deeply. Women have not wanted… — Suzanne Pharr Copy Share Image
“As porn has gone mainstream, ushered two decades ago into middle-class living rooms and dens with VCRs and now available on the… — Chris Hedges Copy Share Image
No one can doubt that the sufferings of the sober, virtuous woman, in legal subjection to the mastership of a drunken, immoral… — Susan B. Anthony Copy Share Image
“Some alters are what Dr Ross describes in Multiple Personality Disorder as 'fragments'. which are 'relatively limited psychic states that express only… — Alice Jamieson Copy Share Image
“While every parental behavior sends out a message of some kind, it is only the repetitive themes that form the child's picture… — Susan Forward Copy Share Image
“Most people reflect on their own thoughts: Is this true? Am I overreacting? I should check this out. But people with PDs… — Randi Kreger Copy Share Image
“…is methodical abuse, often using indoctrination, aimed at breaking the will of another human being. In a 1989 report, the Ritual Abuse… — Chrystine Oksana Copy Share Image
“Alcohol does not a change a person’s fundamental value system. People’s personalities when intoxicated, even though somewhat altered, still bear some relationship… — Lundy Bancroft Copy Share Image
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