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Abuse Quotes by Shannon Thomas

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Shannon Thomas explains that a psychological abuser often finds a survivor’s emotional soft spots and uses them for control. She describes gaslighting as a trick that makes the victim doubt their own memories and judgments. She says the heart of recovery is to untangle the lies and replace them with clear truth.

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“Becoming fully aware of the dynamics of psychological abuse is not an easy truth to absorb.”

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“Tenderness from empaths will be used against them time and time again by psychological abusers.”

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“Sometimes psychological abuse can become so life altering, survivors sink into serious depths of depression.”

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“Psychological abusers like people who make them look or feel good.”

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“Denial is a powerful human component that cannot be ignored in the context of psychological abuse.”

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“Psychological abuse is not a one-and-done type of harm.”

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“Psychological abusers are known for becoming jealous of any attention not being given to them.”

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“Living well does not mean the abuse never happened. It means the abuse did not damage you beyond repair.”

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“I have been known to tell survivors, who are remaining in contact with intensely toxic people, that I cannot continue to work…

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“The important point to remember is that most outwardly expressed emotions of psychological abusers are for a distinct purpose; that is usually…

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“I saw a post online where someone said, “An abuser doesn’t abuse every day.” That, my friend, is intermittent reinforcement in a…

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“Survivors are wise to not fall into the trap of second guessing all of their actions because it is likely they could…

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“A psychological abuser will find a survivor’s emotional soft spots and exploit them for control and entertainment.”

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“Psychological abusers do not realize that people authentically grown weary of their ridiculousness, find recovery from the abuse, and eventually move on…

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“It is not about holding on to hurts but not allowing time or distance to distort the truth about the abuse. If”

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“Unraveling the lies and replacing them with truth is at the heart of the recovery journey for survivors of psychological abuse.”

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“Most people have no clue hidden abuse is taking place right under their noses. It is being perpetrated by individuals who would…

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“It is a source of power and entertainment for a toxic person to destroy an originally healthy and happy person. This point…

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“It’s called hidden abuse for a reason. Abusers are out for emotional blood when they use gaslighting to undermine a target’s sense…

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“Psychologically abusive people can only maintain normalcy for short spurts of time. Being an authentically caring, decent person isn’t baseline for them.…

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“The survivor’s perfect romantic interest, mentor, or friend has abruptly turned on her or him. It’s a crushing season in life. How…

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“The grave problem with hidden abuse is the target is being manipulated. The feelings are being manufactured for the power and control…

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“When survivors get to the point where the relationships are slowly killing them, we must talk about why they won’t choose their…

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“The level of impact on a target’s life will also be different depending on whether the abuse took place in a marriage…

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“psychologically abusive people set out to take down the biggest challenge that presented itself at the time. The abuser sees it as…

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“Survivors often get to a point in recovery where they can predict the responses of the toxic person.”

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“Abusers get one more opportunity to covertly insult the survivor when they say, “If only…” Toxic”

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“Normal people have a hard time comprehending that abusers go to such lengths, but they do.”

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“People should never underestimate a psychological abuser’s ability to hide the truth. They are not even honest with themselves and truly believe…

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“Psychologically abusive families can never be without a targeted victim. Otherwise, they would have to look at their own individual issues and…

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“Rather than being insecure, psychological abusers are easily offended, consumed with themselves, and want things just their way. Each”

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“Through No Contact, survivors can find ever-increasing distance from the malice that almost permanently ruined their lives.”

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“The subtle nature of psychological abuse leaves survivors doubting themselves, but confidence is found in the healing process. In”

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“until victims know deep in their souls that it is a choice to be an abuser, they will continue to entertain pity…

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“The abuser sees it as a huge victory to turn an independent survivor into a needy, dependent person who can no longer…

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“Small empowering steps towards independence from a psychological abuser are incredibly important to the deprogramming process of recovery.”

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“The ability of the abuser to harm someone close to him or her fits perfectly into the lack of relational attachment that…

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“Realizing toxic people are not actually insecure is one of the hardest concepts for survivors because thinking toxic people struggle with insecurities…

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“Normal people don’t play all the toxic games psychological abusers do, and yet, survivors end up initially blaming themselves.”

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“What I am saying is that your hope of the person being better someday must come to an abrupt end. When that…

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“A psychological abuser will find a survivor’s emotional soft spots and exploit them for control and entertainment.”

“Toxic people are great actors. They will utilize whichever props are available to maintain control in the relationship.”

“If we have a high level of emotional capacity, it predisposes us to stay in abusive environments longer. That is not a great thing.…

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“Toxic people absolutely refuse to have normal human flaws and weaknesses. They do not see themselves as average people.”

“Some people wonder if abusers can feel love or affection for their targets. The answer to that depends on your own definition of love.…

“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…

“Denial is a powerful human component that cannot be ignored in the context of psychological abuse.”

“Tenderness from empaths will be used against them time and time again by psychological abusers.”

“When an abuser gaslights, he or she sets up situations to make the target doubt their own memories and assessments of situations. This is…

“I use the term survivor to describe what some might call a victim. I hope you can embrace the word survivor because it is…

“Unraveling the lies and replacing them with truth is at the heart of the recovery journey for survivors of psychological abuse.”

“It is a source of power and entertainment for a toxic person to destroy an originally healthy and happy person. This point is often…