Goals Quote by Shannon Thomas

“It’s called hidden abuse for a reason. Abusers are out for emotional blood when they use gaslighting to undermine a target’s sense of self.…

— Shannon Thomas

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

— 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

“In a nutshell, the process they [abusers in a ritual abuse group] use on survivors is designed to: break the will and personality of…

— Laurie Matthew

“Rather than falling into the trap of wanting an explanation or validation from the gaslighter, turn to self-validation. When you reaffirm the reality of…

— Anonymous

“Lies that cause survivors to deny or recent abuse memories and experiences ⸱ The alters who are designated to live in the "real world,”…

— Alison Miller

“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

“The problem is a survivor never knows when the next warm and fuzzy experience will happen, or when the next episode of abuse is…

— Shannon Thomas

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

— Pete Walker

“The ones who did it can always rationalize their actions and even forget what they did. They can turn away from things they don't…

— Haruki Murakami

“Toxic people have an incredible ability to triangulate their helpers into abusing survivors. This is done on purpose so the toxic person’s hands stay…

— Shannon Thomas

“The subtle nature of psychological abuse leaves survivors doubting themselves, but confidence is found in the healing process.   In”

— Shannon Thomas