“Their manipulation is psychological and emotionally devastating and very dangerous, especially considering the brain circuitry for emotional and physical pain are one and the same (Kross, 2011). W...”

“To any survivor who may be doubting whether what theyve experienced is truly abuse, remember that emotional, verbal, and psychological abuse will never be, and should never be, considered part of t...”

“A child thats being abused by its parents doesnt stop loving its parents, it stops loving itself.”

“The fact of the matter is, if you havent been in an abusive relationship, you dont really know what the experience is like. Furthermore, its quite hard to predict what you would do in the same situ...”

“Dissociation leaves us disconnected from our memories, our identities and our emotions. It breaks the trauma into digestible components, so that different aspects of the trauma get stored in differ...”

“Whats important to remember is that while human beings in general can engage in toxic behaviors from time to time, abusers use these manipulation tactics as a dominant mode of communication. Toxic ...”

“They will hate you if you are beautiful. They will hate you if you are successful. They will hate you if you are right. They will hate you if you are popular. They will hate you when you get attent...”

“But even when I stop crying, even when we fall asleep and I'm nestled in his arms, this will leave another scar. No one will see it. No one will know. But it will be there. And eventually all of th...”

“Cinderella was such a dork. She left behind her glass slipper at the ball and then went right back to her step-monster's house. It seems to me she should have worn the glass slipper always, to make...”

“He had to get inside. It was essential that he know everything, the routes she took, her schedule, and the lay of the land. The silver moon glowed overhead, mocking him. Somewhere in the trees an o...”

“Hey! The male voice sliced through the noise. Terri ignored him, determined to get back to the bar for her next order. A harsh hand gripped her arm, jerking her back into a firm chest. I asked your...”

“Shout out to everyone transcendinga mindset, mentality, desire, belief,emotion, habit, behavior or vibration,that no longer serves them.”

“These are often the children of overbearing narcissistic parents who cannot tolerate the teenagers growing need for separateness and threaten the child with psychological or actual abandonment as a...”