1,745 Quotes About Abuse

Threatening a current or former partner isn't passion, or love, or heartache. It's violence, it's abuse and it's a crime.

Domestic violence rarely affects only those directly involved in the abusive relationship.

And maybe it was more than that.Maybe it was actually an unspoken instant agreement between the four women on the balcony: No woman should pay for the accidental death of this particular man. Maybe it was an involuntary, atavistic response to thousands of years of violence against women. Maybe it was for every rape, every brutal backhanded slap, every other Perry that had come before this one.

As part of the healing process, change your perception of yourself from “victim” to that of “advocate” and “survivor.

This target woman is a woman who will put the needs of her partner before her own.

There are many who don't wish to sleep for fear of nightmares. Sadly, there are many who don't wish to wake for the same fear.

You are only as deepas the ashtrays you use. You only stick around because you like the abuse.

Your house was not yours, but your late father’s, and his poolwas almost as shallow as I was when I asked if you thought I looked good [...]Your bedroom walls were covered in pictures, and your shag carpetwas almost as green as I was when I realized I wasn’t the only onebeing hurt.

It should not be anyone’s job to explain to anyone else why they should care about other people.”-Shenita Etwaroo