Goals Quote by Shannon Thomas

“Most people have no clue hidden abuse is taking place right under their noses. It is being perpetrated by individuals who would never be…

— Shannon Thomas

“The abuser wants the victim to be confounded. They do not require the victim to see undoubtedly nor see things for what they are.”

— Patricia Dsouza

“Abuse is never contained to a present moment, it lingers across a person’s lifetime and has pervasive long-term ramifications.”

— Lorraine Nilon

“until victims know deep in their souls that it is a choice to be an abuser, they will continue to entertain pity for toxic…

— Shannon Thomas

“Emotional abusers condition their victims to feel ashamed, inadequate, and unstable. This is because they are cowards, incapable of healthy relationships with strong and…

— Jackson MacKenzie

“To break through this vicious circle we need to understand that so-called love cannot survive abuse, deception, and exploitation without seeking new victims. And…

— Alice Miller

“A psychological abuser will find a survivor’s emotional soft spots and exploit them for control and entertainment.”

— Shannon Thomas

“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

“Verbal abuse by its very nature undermines and discounts its victim’s perceptions.”

— Patricia Evans

“I think most people are just trying to be happy, and that most of their actions, however misguided, are in line with that goal.…

— Lisa Unger

“Abusers like to target people who have something they do not or cannot possess themselves. Narcissists, sociopaths, and psychopaths are notorious for picking targets…

— Shannon Thomas

“In a verbally abusive relationship, the partner learns to tolerate abuse without realizing it and to lose self-esteem without realizing it. She is blamed…

— Patricia Evans