1,745 Quotes About Abuse

Abuse is a parasite that feeds off hate and shame, growing in size and strength with silence.

Burnout is often driven by the demands that are placed upon an individual.

You wonder how much abuse you can take and still love someone. You wonder how long they can treat you like nothing but still want them back. You wonder how many years it will take to forget how things used to be, how long you’ll burn yourself with that tiny ember of hope before the deluge of their neglect drowns it.A long time, in my case. A long, lonely time.

It's like those kids who grow up in houses where the parents speak different languages and turn out bilingual. If they're exposed to something at an early enough age, they absorb it naturally and becomes just something normal.

Je wil werd gebroken door je behoefte aan liefde; een behoefte die je moeder niet vervulde.

Traumatic experiences in early childhood may interfere with the child's ability to securely attach.

Don't you love your mother, dear?""I guess so. A hard, sharp, thorny kind of love that might be pity more than anything else.

Perception and worldview are one's summary of life.

... Other students lived on campus and got drunk at parties. Other students dated and graduated and got married and led normal lives. She wanted to marry an ex-con and pretend being kidnapped had been a normal thing she could forget about. ...