Abuse Quote by Shannon Thomas

“Survivors are wise to not fall into the trap of second guessing all of their actions because it is likely they could never show…

— Shannon Thomas

“You're a survivor. Each one of you. And survivors don't have the luxury of acting like regular people. We do what we have to…

— Deanna Roy

“Be a Survivor, Not a Victim”

— J.L. Higgs

“I have been known to tell survivors, who are remaining in contact with intensely toxic people, that I cannot continue to work with them…

— Shannon Thomas

“Survivors often get to a point in recovery where they can predict the responses of the toxic person.”

— Shannon Thomas

“I use the term survivor to describe what some might call a victim. I hope you can embrace the word survivor because it is…

— Shannon Thomas

“The survivor may, seemingly without reason, visualize someone being abusive.”

— Pete Walker

“When the survivors are gone we must not let the truth disappear with them. Please, give them a voice.”

— Ruta Sepetys

“We cry survivor to survivor.”

— Colleen Hoover

“It took me a long time, but I prefer “victim” to “survivor” now. I don’t want to diminish the gravity of what happened. I…

— Roxane Gay

“It is my personal opinion that all survivors can go from victim to victor and live more than a survivor.”

— Patricia Dsouza

“We wrap our arms around each other and we cry. We cry mother to daughter. We cry aunt to niece. We cry victim to…

— Colleen Hoover