“Childhood abuse is the misuse of power and control which leads to wrong.” — Patricia Dsouza Copy Share Image
“Abused children as they grow to believe that they are damaged beyond repair.” — Patricia Dsouza Copy Share Image
You know why he treats you the way he does? Because you throw yourself on the ground and act like a rug… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When you finally realize you didn't matter at all to someone, you begin to wonder if you matter to anyone. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Narcissists are very retaliative if they believe another has achieved what they desire, exposed their insecurities, or refused to be under their… — Lorraine Nilon Copy Share Image
I'm tired of breaking down. I'm tired of this silly game. I'm done and giving up. Sorry, I guess you need to… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“It is not the the bruises on the body that hurt. It is the wounds of the heart and the scars on… — Aisha Mirza Copy Share Image
“Violence is compelling and ineffective, it can be ascertained, as one becomes an expert at it.” — Patricia Dsouza Copy Share Image
“Children are naive, they don’t possess enough skills to be able to recognize the balance between the truth and a lie.” — Patricia Dsouza Copy Share Image
“She looked at him like it physically hurt her not to speak, and yet she stayed silent.” — Dennis Sharpe Copy Share Image
“Mia bottled all this up inside of her and just couldn’t manage it any longer. Mia would feel like it was entirely… — Patricia Dsouza Copy Share Image
“I experience what it is to exist in perpetual fear, afraid, totally controlled, manipulated, ashamed at all times and many more things… — Patricia Dsouza Copy Share Image
“You’re too sensitive’ victims of sexual abuse are told over and over by those whose reality depends on being insensitive. Most adults… — Renee Fredrickson Copy Share Image
“Being survivors signifies that we have recognized that we have been through a lot that should never have taken place and we… — Patricia Dsouza Copy Share Image
“As I started my personal voyage to unpack the childhood that I repressed for so long, everything unexpectedly made sense as to… — Patricia Dsouza Copy Share Image
“Abused children realize that they cannot rely on their emotions since their innocent love and trust are already crushed and betrayed. They… — Patricia Dsouza Copy Share Image
I hate it when somebody treats you like crap, but you still worry about them. It's like no matter what happens to… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“I think this point is so important, I'm going to repeat it: You should never listen to criticism that is primarily intended… — Robin Stern Copy Share Image
“One of the major reasons why empaths and narcissists are attracted to each other is because of the empaths desire to help… — Aletheia Luna Copy Share Image
“Ritually abusive groups also convince children that something evil has been put inside them. For example, a child is made to believe… — Alison Miller Copy Share Image
“Joan Frances says her mother is perfect someone she models herself after. She is tortured because she is disobeying her mother by… — Lynn I. Wilson 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
“The central attitudes driving the Terrorist are: You have no right to defy me or leave me. Your life is in my… — Lundy Bancroft Copy Share Image
“And I suppose the saddest thing for me, thinking about Oranges , is that I wrote a story I could live with.… — Jeanette Winterson Copy Share Image
“Narcissists play a public game and a private game which makes it harder to understand. Expressing your concerns suddenly turns you into… — Tracy Malone 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
“My mother's mouth drops. 'Emmy...don't say those things Emmy. Remember, we don't talk about those things.' 'Yes Mom. I remember. That's why… — Emily Andrews 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
“Much like a bully, a narcissist will protect him or herself by using aggression and holding a superiority or power over others’.… — Emily Parker Copy Share Image
“We have laws about human rights in place for a reason and even if those laws are so often not enforced BY… — Darlene Ouimet Copy Share Image
“The fact of the matter is, if you haven’t been in an abusive relationship, you don’t really know what the experience is… — Shahida Arabi 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
“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
“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
“Many of us have been disconnected with our own individualities, our true individualities.” — Patricia Dsouza Copy Share Image
“I believe we all heal differently, it is a process, and many like me are here to help you as you heal,… — Patricia Dsouza Copy Share Image
“A child that’s being abused by its parents doesn’t stop loving its parents, it stops loving itself.” — Shahida Arabi Copy Share Image
