--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: I swallow, thinking I might pity myself a…" description: "\"“I swallow, thinking I might pity myself a little bit right now, too. “He abducted me. He threatened my friends. He kept me tied to him with a magic ro..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f2/amanda-bouchet-27242_abducted_i-swallow-thinking-i-might-pity-myself-a_2882847.jpg" --- # I swallow, thinking I might pity myself a little bit right… ![“I swallow, thinking I might pity myself a little bit right now, too. “He abducted me. He threatened my friends. He kept me tied to him with a magic rope. I couldn’t even pee by myself. He’s awful.” “You’ll get over it.” Jocasta cheerfully throws my own words back at me. “See you at dinner.” quote by Amanda Bouchet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f2/amanda-bouchet-27242_abducted_i-swallow-thinking-i-might-pity-myself-a_2882847.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f2/amanda-bouchet-27242_abducted_i-swallow-thinking-i-might-pity-myself-a_2882847.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f2/amanda-bouchet-27242_abducted_i-swallow-thinking-i-might-pity-myself-a_2882847.jpg) > ““I swallow, thinking I might pity myself a little bit right now, too. “He abducted me. He threatened my friends. He kept me tied to him with a magic rope. I couldn’t even pee by myself. He’s awful.” “You’ll get over it.” Jocasta cheerfully throws my own words back at me. “See you at dinner.”” [Amanda Bouchet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-bouchet/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Self‑pity and trauma are minimized by dismissive reassurance, which can feel invalidating. **In simple terms:** Dismissive comfort may ignore real pain. Key Takeaway Seek genuine support and validation. Themes mental health trauma validation Mood empathetic serious Type therapeutic supportive When to use this quote - counseling - friendship - support groups - self‑care Key Concepts psychology therapy Questions to Reflect On - How can you offer empathetic help? - What validates a survivor’s experience? 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I always feel sort of abducted when I'm there, like I've stepped onto another planet where everyone looks the same.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mamie-gummer/l-a-is-i-always-feel-sort-of-abducted-when-i-m-there-like-i-ve/) [Mamie Gummer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mamie-gummer/) > [Is it just me or does the fact that you live in the same building you were abducted into seem a bit morbid?" "Pffft.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darynda-jones/is-it-just-me-or-does-the-fact-that-you-live-in-the-same-building-you/) [Darynda Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darynda-jones/) > [“A weak woman at one times, she fell victim to evil, disappeared on a fated night never to return to the world again… but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-s-willis/a-weak-woman-at-one-times-she-fell-victim-to-evil-disappeared-on-a/) [M.S. Willis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-s-willis/) > [I remember meeting a mother of a child who was abducted by the North Koreans right here in the Oval Office.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/i-remember-meeting-a-mother-of-a-child-who-was-abducted-by-the-north/) [George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/) > [“What do you mean no one knows where he is? Human beings don’t just disappear. Not unless they’ve been abducted by aliens. But even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-bevarly/what-do-you-mean-no-one-knows-where-he-is-human-beings-don-t-just/) [Elizabeth Bevarly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-bevarly/) > [“Matt had his back to the house and his hands braced against a black Lexus. Holy fuck. This was textbook sketchy. Black car, strange…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-pierce/matt-had-his-back-to-the-house-and-his-hands-braced-against-a-black/) [M. Pierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-pierce/) > [“Now that you‚Äôve abducted me, does this mean you‚Äôre going to strip me naked and probe me?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eve-langlais/now-that-you-ve-abducted-me-does-this-mean-you-re-going-to-strip-me/) [Eve Langlais](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eve-langlais/) ## More by Amanda Bouchet > [“I am caught. You caught me. Not the other way around. From the very first day. And from the very first day, I would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-bouchet/i-am-caught-you-caught-me-not-the-other-way-around-from-the-very/) [Amanda Bouchet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-bouchet/) > [“There are multiple roads. You alone choose the ones you take. Some lead to the same destination via different pathways. Others lead to similar…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-bouchet/there-are-multiple-roads-you-alone-choose-the-ones-you-take-some-lead/) [Amanda Bouchet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-bouchet/) > [“I’m… “ I stop, at a loss. Griffin lifts his eyebrows. “Inarticulate at the moment?” Scowling, I thwack him in the chest. “Overwrought?” he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-bouchet/i-m-i-stop-at-a-loss-griffin-lifts-his-eyebrows-inarticulate-at-the/) [Amanda Bouchet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-bouchet/) > [“I shake my head. Scoffing, I look down. “It’s over.” Griffin pinches my chin and forces my head back up. “You’re the leader. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-bouchet/i-shake-my-head-scoffing-i-look-down-it-s-over-griffin-pinches-my/) [Amanda Bouchet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-bouchet/) > [“I wasn’t made for Griffin, and he wasn’t made for me. We were made for each other.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-bouchet/i-wasn-t-made-for-griffin-and-he-wasn-t-made-for-me-we-were-made-for/) [Amanda Bouchet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-bouchet/) > [“You’re impatient,” he says. “I like it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-bouchet/you-re-impatient-he-says-i-like-it/) [Amanda Bouchet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-bouchet/) > [“His burning gaze snags on my braid, following it across my shoulder and over the swell of my breast. As his eyes dip, his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-bouchet/his-burning-gaze-snags-on-my-braid-following-it-across-my-shoulder/) [Amanda Bouchet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-bouchet/) > [“When we first found each other, I was a mess, full of conflict and fear. 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I don’t believe you’ll die young, and I don’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-bouchet/you-re-intelligent-brave-skilled-and-lethal-you-ve-got-poseidon-and/) [Amanda Bouchet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-bouchet/) > [“How do you know?” I look at him like he’s one Centaur short of a herd. “Soothsayer, remember? I know stuff.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-bouchet/how-do-you-know-i-look-at-him-like-he-s-one-centaur-short-of-a-herd/) [Amanda Bouchet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-bouchet/) > [“Do you know what I have in my heart? I have hope. And I'll share it with the world.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-bouchet/do-you-know-what-i-have-in-my-heart-i-have-hope-and-i-ll-share-it/) [Amanda Bouchet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-bouchet/) > [“Trial by fire. It forges a heart of iron. And sets it alight.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-bouchet/trial-by-fire-it-forges-a-heart-of-iron-and-sets-it-alight/) [Amanda Bouchet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-bouchet/) > [“I thought you of all people would understand.” “Understand what? Being an idiot?” That seems to surprise him enough to add something new to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-bouchet/i-thought-you-of-all-people-would-understand-understand-what-being-an/) [Amanda Bouchet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-bouchet/) [Explore all 21 Amanda Bouchet quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-bouchet/) ## More Abducted quotes > [For me to sit here and give all kinds of excuses to make it right, I can't do. But what I want to ask…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-childers/for-me-to-sit-here-and-give-all-kinds-of-excuses-to-make-it-right-i/) [Sam Childers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-childers/) > [“Matt had his back to the house and his hands braced against a black Lexus. Holy fuck. This was textbook sketchy. Black car, strange…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-pierce/matt-had-his-back-to-the-house-and-his-hands-braced-against-a-black/) [M. Pierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-pierce/) > [“What do you mean no one knows where he is? Human beings don’t just disappear. Not unless they’ve been abducted by aliens. But even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-bevarly/what-do-you-mean-no-one-knows-where-he-is-human-beings-don-t-just/) [Elizabeth Bevarly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-bevarly/) > [I remember meeting a mother of a child who was abducted by the North Koreans right here in the Oval Office.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/i-remember-meeting-a-mother-of-a-child-who-was-abducted-by-the-north/) [George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/) > [“A weak woman at one times, she fell victim to evil, disappeared on a fated night never to return to the world again… but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-s-willis/a-weak-woman-at-one-times-she-fell-victim-to-evil-disappeared-on-a/) [M.S. Willis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-s-willis/) > [Is it just me or does the fact that you live in the same building you were abducted into seem a bit morbid?" "Pffft.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darynda-jones/is-it-just-me-or-does-the-fact-that-you-live-in-the-same-building-you/) [Darynda Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darynda-jones/) > [L.A. is... I always feel sort of abducted when I'm there, like I've stepped onto another planet where everyone looks the same.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mamie-gummer/l-a-is-i-always-feel-sort-of-abducted-when-i-m-there-like-i-ve/) [Mamie Gummer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mamie-gummer/) > [Celebrity or no celebrity, I think a lot of females deal with the fear of being abducted.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elisha-cuthbert/celebrity-or-no-celebrity-i-think-a-lot-of-females-deal-with-the-fear/) [Elisha Cuthbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elisha-cuthbert/) > [I've been abducted and probed in the anus. On purpose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-delonge/i-ve-been-abducted-and-probed-in-the-anus-on-purpose/) [Tom DeLonge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-delonge/) > [I'd love to be abducted. I'd sit on my deck at home waiting all night long to be abducted. But that's never happened that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sammy-hagar/i-d-love-to-be-abducted-i-d-sit-on-my-deck-at-home-waiting-all-night/) [Sammy Hagar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sammy-hagar/) > [“You were abducted by space aliens. Of course you want egg rolls.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomm-quackenbush/you-were-abducted-by-space-aliens-of-course-you-want-egg-rolls/) [Thomm Quackenbush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomm-quackenbush/) > [I was abducted by some aliens from space who kind a looked like Jamie Farr.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-was-abducted-by-some-aliens-from-space-who-kind-a-looked-like-jamie/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [I hope that if I ever disappear, people don't look for me based on the last websites I visited. Kind of an awkward press…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-finnegan/i-hope-that-if-i-ever-disappear-people-don-t-look-for-me-based-on-the/) [Christian Finnegan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-finnegan/) > [“Are you sure you’re all right?” Oscar asked. “I’m sure.” The sound of their voices disturbed the night, and her dishonesty disturbed her. How…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-frazier/are-you-sure-you-re-all-right-oscar-asked-i-m-sure-the-sound-of-their/) [Angie Frazier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angie-frazier/) > [“Now that you‚Äôve abducted me, does this mean you‚Äôre going to strip me naked and probe me?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eve-langlais/now-that-you-ve-abducted-me-does-this-mean-you-re-going-to-strip-me/) [Eve Langlais](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eve-langlais/) [Browse all 26 Abducted quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abducted/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I swallow, thinking I might pity myself a little bit right now, too. “He abducted me. He threatened my friends. He kept me tied to him with a magic rope. I couldn’t even pee by myself. 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