1,745 Quotes About Abuse

Never lose happy – put on your oxygen mask first, be the best friend you always wanted. Heal the PTSD and live the life you deserve. Be a SurThriver.

However much he denied it, he always hoped that they'd be kinder to each other one day, like people who were grateful to survive something instead of people still fighting to survive. Wherever that small seed of hope resided, it no longer exists, and what they were to each other is what they will always be. Tethered somehow. Dawn together by a force that should've kept them close but repelled them instead.

Accept that life changes – Hills and valleys of life are just like chapters in a book. They begin and they end, accept the changes. Heal the PTSD and live the life you deserve. Be a SurThriver.

Learn to be willing to fail – Failing at something does not make you a failure. Never let failure stop you. Heal the PTSD and live the life you deserve. Be a SurThriver.

Control your feelings – Understanding that you have the power to turn bad emotions to positive ones, is a skill you must learn to use everyday. Heal the PTSD and live the life you deserve. Be a SurThriver.

Live for today – Understand the past, forget the mistakes. Remember the lesson. Heal the PTSD and live the life you deserve. Be a SurThriver.

Everything that matters takes time. When you feel discouraged that your healing isn’t going as fast as you would like, take a look at yesterday and how far you have come. You are further than you think.

Survivors often develop an exaggerated need for control in their adult relationships. It’s the only way they feel safe. They also struggle with commitment—saying yes in a relationship means being trapped in yet another family situation where abuse might take place. So the survivor panics as her relationship gets closer, certain that something terrible is going to happen. She pulls away, rejects, or tests her partner all the time.

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