“Sometimes we need to feel bad to know what it's like to feel good...” — Nitra Gipson Copy Share Image
“The day you allow him hit you , he begins taking you for granted.” — gugu innocentia mofokeng Copy Share Image
Pity is a really odd thing with abused women. You don't want anyone to think that you feel bad - even though… — Kristen Stewart 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
“There's always something in it for the person who is allowing to be taken advantage of." Psychotherapist David in Type 1 Sociopath” — P.A. Speers Copy Share Image
Never believe a man's claim that he has to harm his partner in order to protect her; only abusers think this way. — Lundy Bancroft Copy Share Image
“Abused women aren't "codependent." It is abusers, not their partners, who create abusive relationships.” — Lundy Bancroft Copy Share Image
“We require to get out of our own built up Cocoons, these need to be worn, softened and freed through.” — Patricia Dsouza Copy Share Image
“The whole thing becomes like this evil enchantment from a fairy tale, but you're made to believe the spell can never be… — Jess C. Scott Copy Share Image
Nobody, nobody, perhaps in the history of politics was worse to women or abused women more than Bill Clinton. — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
The best word I could use to describe him is a 'tornado.' He ripped through my life destroying my relationships, my self-esteem,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Actions are powerful, but it’s important to acknowledge that so are emotions. Emotional abuse can be the most painful thing a person… — LaTasha Braxton Copy Share Image
“Finding Grant however and living happily ever after was an illusion, a dream. Things like that didn’t happen to women like them.… — Shawn Reilly Copy Share Image
“Soul Abuse is the destruction of a victim's awareness of the strength within their soul. It stems from the abuser's intention to… — Lorraine Nilon Copy Share Image
That worries me an awful lot. If people misunderstand our intentions [in Black Snake Moan], especially regarding my character, then they're essentially… — Christina Ricci Copy Share Image
“Perpetrators of abuse often make their victims believe that they are somehow responsible for their own abuse. Such misplaced notions shift the… — Mallika Nawal Copy Share Image
“It is fine to commiserate with a man about his bad experience with a previous partner, but the instant he uses her… — Lundy Bancroft Copy Share Image
“We are taught we can redeem them, she said to me once. We are taught it as soon as we can read.… — Louise Doughty Copy Share Image
It is not possible to be truly balanced in one's views of an abuser and an abused woman. As Dr. Judith Herman… — Lundy Bancroft Copy Share Image
“People on the outside of situations like these often wonder why the woman go back to the abuser. I read once that… — Colleen Hoover Copy Share Image
“Terri had already gotten her panties into a bunch just from one little phone call, so he knew coming at her too… — Brandi Salazar Copy Share Image
If you are being abused by your partner, you may feel confused, afraid, angry and/or trapped. All of these emotions are normal… — Anonymous 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 have been a long-time advocate for a just Arab-Israeli peace and for Palestinian refugees. Today, as you are aware, Turkey, Lebanon,… — Queen Noor of Jordan Copy Share Image
“One of the obstacles to recognizing chronic mistreatment in relationships is that most abusive men simply don’t seem like abusers. They have… — Lundy Bancroft Copy Share Image
“When a man starts my program, he often says, “I am here because I lose control of myself sometimes. I need to… — Lundy Bancroft 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
“We went to my friend’s place to continue hanging out and I fell asleep on her couch. I was dreaming and I… — Lunga Noélia Izata Copy Share Image
“To make matters worse, everyone she talks to has a different opinion about the nature of his problem and what she should… — 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
“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
“Underlying the attack on psychotherapy, I believe, is a recognition of the potential power of any relationship of witnessing. The consulting room… — Judith Lewis Herman Copy Share Image
“It's never ok to hit a girl. Never. Not even if she cheats on you. A girl is not your property. She's… — Oliver Markus Copy Share Image
“But I’m not the one digging her grave; I didn’t open her hole in the earth when I drove away that night… — Swati Avasthi Copy Share Image
“People only picked the pretty, sweet-smelling flowers. The ones with thorns were left alone.” — Nenia Campbell Copy Share Image
“A sociopath is one who sees others as impersonal objects to be manipulated to fulfill their own narcissistic needs without any regard… — R. Alan Woods Copy Share Image
“The fresh, pungent summer smells of the forest bring me home to the natural, forgotten spiritual place deep inside me. The part… — Vanessa G. Foster Copy Share Image