1,745 Quotes About Abuse

Seeing him tower above me, lightning bolt raised, I had to fight the urge to cower and plead. I knew it was only a statue, but if you've ever been traumatized by someone, you'll understand. It doesn't take much to trigger those old fears: a look, a sound, a familiar situation. Or a fifty-foot-tall golden statue of your abuser - that does the trick.

You used me. You Ade me feel special then you threw me away when you were bored. You took my trust. You broke my trust. You turned people against me. You turned me against myself.

Allowing bad behavior rewards it. Behavior rewarded is repeated. Don't wait for your anger to confront.From "How to Be Assertive

Lilac was sleeping soundly in the next room, snuggling with Jasmine, when something woke her up like a kick in her gut. A feeling of uneasiness overcame her, triggering a familiar wave of unbearable fear. Her whole body was shaking uncontrollably as her inner voice sounded alarms of warning.

When I’d heard ‘abuse’, I’d thought of violence as being something simple... I hadn’t even considered the framework that allowed it to happen in the first place. The blind eyes turned, the excuses made, the insidious lies whispered into the ear of a child so desperate for love they mistook a gentle tone for truth.

She shrugs. She knows a confrontation is coming now, and she can do nothing to stop it. It's moving towards her already from every direction, and there's no special move she can make, no evasive gesture, that can help her escape it.

Toxic drama has no part in real love. Lying to protect you is still lying.

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger... and gives you a dark and twisted sense of humor.

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