Abuse Quote by Sylvia Solinski

“An abuser's behavior is primarily conscious – he acts deliberately rather than by accident or by losing control of himself – but the underlying…

— Lundy Bancroft

“We mute the realization of malevolence- which is too threatening to bear - by turning offenders into victims themselves and by describing their behavior…

— Anonymous

“Many psychologists assert that creating systems that cause feelings of powerlessness is one of the most damaging things we can do to fellow human…

— Gene Kim

“psychological abusers damage others – not out of impaired judgement – but because they enjoy the control they gain from abusing people.”

— Shannon Thomas

Some have reevaluated their own trauma in light of learning about the Bystander Effect.

— Jackie Fuchs

“Becoming fully aware of the dynamics of psychological abuse is not an easy truth to absorb.”

— Shannon Thomas

When purpose is not known, abuse is inevitable

— Myles Munroe

When you go through abuse - the behavior - what happens is all behavior stems from faulty belief.

— Paula White

When you abuse someone, you limit their perspective, and you trap them in your view of them or your view of the world.

— Tara Westover

“When an abuser gaslights, he or she sets up situations to make the target doubt their own memories and assessments of situations. This is…

— Shannon Thomas

“Whereas we’d once believed that the symptoms and behavior exhibited by our clients primarily reflected their psychological defenses—a view that attributed a degree of…

— Janina Fisher

“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