Shannon Thomas

“There is no way someone could ever convince me that narcissists, sociopaths, and psychopaths are clueless about their behaviors. The level at…

— Shannon Thomas

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

— Shannon Thomas

“Some abusers on the middle-to-high end of the toxicity spectrum have absolutely no reservations about damaging survivors in any way possible, even…

— Shannon Thomas

“A Narcissist will run you over and scold you for being in their way. They will endlessly complain about how you damaged…

— Shannon Thomas

“Sadly, that is exactly what happened. You were fully being yourself and the abuser was a chameleon. The abuser morphed to fit…

— Shannon Thomas

“Personality disordered people do not take too favorably to having their faults pointed out, regardless of how gently the topic is broached.…

— Shannon Thomas

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

— Shannon Thomas

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

— Shannon Thomas

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

— Shannon Thomas

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

— Shannon Thomas

“Chronic selfishness and parenting do not go together.   Bonded”

— Shannon Thomas

“The key is to not follow the toxic person into their vortex of lies.”

— Shannon Thomas

“Restoration is to take the actions that are within our power to restore what our abusers took from us.”

— Shannon Thomas

“If your definition of love is wanting to see another person authentically happy and living a fulfilled life, then the answer is…

— Shannon Thomas

“In a nutshell, the Despair stage is not pretty. It is the stage where the survivor realizes careers have been lost because…

— Shannon Thomas

“Toxic people cannot sustain any length of relationship connection (i.e., the good days). As mentioned before, their lack of healthy attachments while…

— Shannon Thomas

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

— Shannon Thomas

“When toxic church or ministry leaders feel threatened by the truth being revealed, they attack. The perfect target is the messenger of…

— Shannon Thomas

“Survivors who try to get help to protect themselves and their children are often seen as “hysterical, crazy, and unstable.” This is…

— Shannon Thomas

“Boundaries are the foundation for regulating a high degree of compassion for other people.”

— Shannon Thomas