Abuse-survivors Quote by S. Kelley Harrell

“Pain only seems scary while you're waiting for it to happen. After it does, it's just hurt and recovery.”

— Leigh Newman

“Pain is an inevitable part when you truly love.”

— Kevin Anos (Vinsfortin

“Pain is pain, babe. Just because one person's problem is less traumatic than another's doesn't mean they're required to hurt less.”

— J.A. Redmerski

“I knew that my trauma, no matter what it was, was not unique. I knew that pain was the universal driving force of so…

— Lydia Lunch

“The way you engage someone's pain either reinforces their pain or helps to release it.”

— Bryant McGill

“Pain is a part of loving someone, and it’s something that just doesn’t go away.”

— Sandi Lynn

“It didn’t feel like the pain had weakened over time, rather that I’d grown strong enough to bear it.”

— Stephenie Meyer

“The fact is, whenever you resist the pain that’s there, your suffering increases.”

— Elisha Goldstein

“Maybe you receive pain selfishly — thinking only of yourself. The cycle of pain wounds every participant.”

— Bryant McGill

“Pain Doesn't go away, you just make room for it.”

— The Walking Dead

“Pain is just weakness leaving the body, and then being replaced by pain. Lots of pain.”

— Joseph Fink

“The attempt to escape from pain, is what creates more pain.”

— Gabor Maté