Abuse Quote by Shannon Thomas

“By the time survivors are compelled to leave their psychologically abusive relationships, they do not see any other viable option but to leave. They…

— Shannon Thomas

“Why did it take so long for these women's ruined lives to become a human rights issue? Perhaps the answer is that these violations…

— S.J. Friedman

Critics have told me I've ruined the lives of 50 million young people. I can't be certain of this, since only about 10 million…

— Timothy Leary

Stories and cigarettes ruined lives of lesser girls.

— Pete Yorn

Some would assert that Providence was at work shaking out its pockets in Humanity's lap. Other would argue for that mindless choreographer, Chance. Either…

— Laini Taylor

“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

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

— Shannon Thomas

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

— Shannon Thomas

“Normal people don’t play all the toxic games psychological abusers do, and yet, survivors end up initially blaming themselves.”

— Shannon Thomas

“When survivors get to the point where the relationships are slowly killing them, we must talk about why they won’t choose their own lives…

— Shannon Thomas

“Do all abusers care if a survivor gets to a “No more” point? Not at all. Actually, most abusers could care less, and any…

— Shannon Thomas

“The important thing to remember is that even if survivors stayed broken for the rest of their lives, the abusers do not. They are…

— Shannon Thomas