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Quotes for Abused Women, Men and Children - Trauma does not have to occur by abuse alone.

1. Trauma does not have to occur by abuse alone.

- Dr. Asa Don Brown

Tags: Trauma | Abuse | Mental Health |

Quotes for Abused Women, Men and Children - Perfectionism is self-abuse of the highest order.

2. Perfectionism is self-abuse of the highest order.

- Anne Wilson Schaef

Tags: Perfectionism | Abuse |

Quotes for Abused Women, Men and Children - Jesus Would Be Disappointed. That Those Who Dress Like His Mother (Mary) are bein

3. Jesus Would Be Disappointed. That Those Who Dress Like His Mother (Mary) are being Discriminated against and attacked Physically & Mentally.

Quotes for Abused Women, Men and Children - Don't ever abuse a kind heart, You may never be offered one again.

4. Don't ever abuse a kind heart,
You may never be offered one again.

Quotes for Abused Women, Men and Children - Antisocial personality disorder -manipulating or treating people badly without

5. Antisocial personality disorder

-manipulating or treating people badly without feeling sorry
-tendency to lie, steal or abuse alcohol/drugs

Quotes for Abused Women, Men and Children - Borderline personality disorder -feeling empty and abandoned regardless of sup

6. Borderline personality disorder

-feeling empty and abandoned regardless of support
-difficulty in handling stressful situations
-episodes of paranoia
-may have risky and impulsive behavior like unsafe sex, binge drinking and gambling

Quotes for Abused Women, Men and Children - Dependent personality disorder -dependence on people for emotional and physica

7. Dependent personality disorder

-dependence on people for emotional and physical needs
-avoiding being alone
-need reassurance while making decisions
-might be likely to tolerate physical or verbal abuse

Quotes for Abused Women, Men and Children - Violence against women and girls is a problem of pandemic proportions. At least o

8. Violence against women and girls is a problem of pandemic proportions. At least one out of every three women around the world has been beaten, coerced into sex, or otherwise abused in her lifetime with the abuser usually someone known to her

- Kofi Annan

Quotes for Abused Women, Men and Children - You learn about anger in the family you grow up in; you watch and listen to the a

9. You learn about anger in the family you grow up in; you watch and listen to the adults around you who model for you how and when to express it. And you learn that it can be respected, that it can be avoided, or that it can be abusive.

- Dr Margaret Rutherford

Quotes for Abused Women, Men and Children - Sometimes, anger is really irritability. It’s about being in a bad mood, or wak

10. Sometimes, anger is really irritability. It’s about being in a bad mood, or waking up on the wrong side of the bed. Hopefully, you can recognize that before you do or say something you’ll regret.

- Dr Margaret Rutherford

Quotes for Abused Women, Men and Children - Anger isn’t violent in and of itself. The power of anger can be respected, and

11. Anger isn’t violent in and of itself. The power of anger can be respected, and voiced respectfully. You may have to wait until you’re not quite so mad and when your words can be calm.

- Dr Margaret Rutherford

Quotes for Abused Women, Men and Children - Some parents intentionally hurt and abuse - they absolutely know what they are do

12. Some parents intentionally hurt and abuse - they absolutely know what they are doing. But some (obviously) do not.

- Dr Margaret Rutherford

Quotes for Abused Women, Men and Children - If you are in an abusive relationship, establishing boundaries may not be possibl

13. If you are in an abusive relationship, establishing boundaries may not be possible, as assertiveness in sharing your boundaries may not be even safe. And because the other person has a distinct agenda of controlling or even hurting you - you'll just get laughed at - if you try to voice your limits.You may need to consider leaving that relationship safely.

- Dr Margaret Rutherford

Quotes for Abused Women, Men and Children - sometimes it's not ego. it's self-respect.

14. sometimes it's not ego. it's self-respect.

Quotes for Abused Women, Men and Children - don't allow someone to treat you poorly just because you love them

15. don't allow someone to treat you poorly just because you love them

Quotes for Abused Women, Men and Children - I’m a great dad because I know what it’s like not to be a good dad.

16. I’m a great dad because I know what it’s like not to be a good dad.

- Kevin Hart

Quotes for Abused Women, Men and Children - Due to the mental and emotional abuse that I've gotten from men in general all my

17. Due to the mental and emotional abuse that I've gotten from men in general all my life and my resulting hatred of the typical male ego, I have a more dominant attitude towards men and a more submissive attitude towards women.

- Megan G K

Quotes for Abused Women, Men and Children - When a toxic person can no longer control you, they will try to control how other

18. When a toxic person can no longer control you, they will try to control how others see you. The misinformation will feel unfair, but stay above it, trusting that other people will eventually see the truth; just like you did.

Quotes for Abused Women, Men and Children - A bully can be an aggressive juvenile, an intimidating boss or colleague, a contr

19. A bully can be an aggressive juvenile, an intimidating boss or colleague, a controlling romantic partner, an unruly neighbor, a high-pressure sales/business representative, a condescending family member, a shaming social acquaintance, or those in a variety of other types of abusive relationships.

- Preston Ni

Quotes for Abused Women, Men and Children - Physical bullying is the use of physical intimidation, threat, harassment or harm

20. Physical bullying is the use of physical intimidation, threat, harassment or harm.Examples of physical bullying include physical attack, simulated violence (such as raising a fist as if to strike, or throwing objects near a person), extortion, date rape, marital rape, domestic violence, sexual harassment at work, personal space violation, physical space entrapment, physical size domination, and numerical domination (ganging up on a victim).

- Preston Ni

Quotes for Abused Women, Men and Children - The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse.

21. The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse.

- Edmund Burke

Quotes for Abused Women, Men and Children - Unless strong and effective boundaries are established, the bully is likely to re

22. Unless strong and effective boundaries are established, the bully is likely to repeat and intensify the abuse.

- Preston Ni

Quotes for Abused Women, Men and Children - Every man who has power is impelled to abuse it.

23. Every man who has power is impelled to abuse it.

- Montesquieu

Quotes for Abused Women, Men and Children - Corporal punishment has been associated with a variety of psychological and beha

24. Corporal punishment has been
associated with a variety of psychological and behavioral disorders in children and
adults, including anxiety, depression, withdrawal, low self-esteem, impulsiveness,
delinquency and substance abuse

Quotes for Abused Women, Men and Children - Meta-analyses of hundreds of studies document that physical punishment is associa

25. Meta-analyses of hundreds of studies document that physical punishment is associated with: verbal and physical aggression; delinquent, antisocial, and criminal behavior; poorer quality of parent-child relationships; impaired mental health; and later abuse of one's own spouse and children.

- Paul C Holinger

Quotes for Abused Women, Men and Children - To those who abuse: the sin is yours, the crime is yours, and the shame is yours.

26. To those who abuse: the sin is yours, the crime is yours, and the shame is yours. To those who protect the perpetrators: blaming the victims only masks the evil within, making you as guilty as those who abuse. Stand up for the innocent or go down with the rest.

- Flora Jessop

Tags: Victim | Abuse | Standing Up | Hiding Behind A Mask |

Quotes for Abused Women, Men and Children - To my abusers: I forgive you.

27. To my abusers: I forgive you.

- Pattie Mallette

Quotes for Abused Women, Men and Children - The gain for the victim is in the fact that he can get people to stay and take ca

28. The gain for the victim is in the fact that he can get people to stay and take care of him — for who could ever really leave the poor victim without feeling terribly guilty. In this way, victims often bully others into all kinds of care-giving, running the gamut from providing financially for poor victim, to literally making all of his choices for him. The victim typically knows exactly what buttons to push in others to get them to begin or continue to take care of him. Indeed, quite often the bully identity lurches backward into his shadowed victim identity, as a means of justifying his abuse of others.

Quotes for Abused Women, Men and Children - You can accomplish by kindness what you cannot by force.

29. You can accomplish by kindness what you cannot by force.

- Publilius Syrus

Quotes for Abused Women, Men and Children - Hurting people you love is the heaviest kind of regret.

30. Hurting people you love is the heaviest kind of regret.

- Charlotte Eriksson

Tags: Hurt | Abuse | Regret |

Quotes for Abused Women, Men and Children - When you beat yourself up like that, you invite every abusive person from your pa

31. When you beat yourself up like that, you invite every abusive person from your past back into your life. - Willie Rios

- Dagny Scott Barrios

Tags: Beating | Self Hate | Abuse |

Quotes for Abused Women, Men and Children - Gaslighting is a manipulation tool used by many to gain control over you, and get

32. Gaslighting is a manipulation tool used by many to gain control over you, and get you to believe what they want you to believe while they abuse you and enjoy their power.

Victims can start to have self-esteem issues, self-doubt, feeling inadequate, stupid, unworthy, confused and a need to please everyone,

Quotes for Abused Women, Men and Children - Anger is a primary emotion that quickly triggers the brain - within 1/20th of a s

33. Anger is a primary emotion that quickly triggers the brain - within 1/20th of a second. We often are primed to get angry because we are experiencing “other” issues like Low self-worth, unmet goals, disappointments, abuse, expectations, fear, selfishness, sins, skill deficits, stress or other emotional or relationship problems.

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