Abuse-survivors Quote by Lorraine Nilon

“Abuse is never deserved, it is an exploitation of innocence and physical disadvantage, which is perceived as an opportunity by the abuser.”

— Lorraine Nilon

“If abuse is to cease, and genuine love, respect, and trust are to be restored to the family picture- indeed to humanity's universal picture-…

— Moriah S. St. Clair

“I've learned that verbal abuse can be just as damaging as physical abuse and take longer to heal from.”

— Jaycee Dugard

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

— Shannon Thomas

“Abuse Is Not Love;Love Is Unconditional Without Stipulations and Restrictions.”

— Sheree' Gay

“Overcoming abuse doesn't just happen, It takes positive steps everyday. Let today be the day you start to move forward.”

— Assunta Harris

“Abuse changes who we are, it changes who we become, It changes how we move in the world – And so does kindness”

— Nikki Rosen

“Abuse ambushed my life, I could not love myself truly and could never have a healthy relationship, they were either abused or completely impaired.”

— Patricia Dsouza

“In your whole life nobody has ever abused you more than you have abused yourself. And the limit of your self-abuse is exactly the…

— Miguel Ruiz

“If the most connected we’ve ever felt with another person was in that brief moment of apology and regret after physical abuse, then we’ll…

— Vironika Tugaleva

“Trauma does not have to occur by abuse alone...”

— Asa Don Brown

“There is life after abuse.”

— Laura T. Johnson