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Famous Emotional Abuse Quotes
A threat is a statement of intent to cause you damage, pain, or loss. It is an act of coercion from an abuser, with an undercurrent of the potential for violence. Theresa Comito
With emotional abuse, the insults, insinuations, criticism, and accusations slowly eat away at the victim’s self esteem until he or she is incapable of judging a situation realistically. He or she may begin to believe that there is something wrong with them or even fear they are losing their mind. They have become so beaten down emotionally that they blame themselves for the abuse. Beverly Engel
A vain person is preoccupied with their image, accomplishments, appearance, and qualities. An abusive partner may frequently tell their partner about all the abuser’s good qualities and actions, and how lucky the victim is to have them. The abuser may use that image to control the other person’s behavior, threatening to leave them if they make the abuser look bad. Theresa Comito
Family is supposed to be our safe haven. Very often, it’s the place where we find the deepest heartache. Iyanla Vanzant
Abuse thrives in silence and secrecy. Gaslighting can be an effective tool to silence someone by making them doubt their own credibility. Abusers will diminish the influence and reach of their victim’s voice through lying and discrediting. They may convince the victim that no one will believe them because they the victim are such an unreliable witness. Amy Marlow MaCoy
There are many types of emotional abuse but most is done in an attempt to control or subjugate another person. Emotional abuse is like brainwashing in that it systematically wears away at the victim’s self confidence, sense of self, trust in her perceptions and self concept. Beverly Engel
Abusers manipulate victims into abandoning their own reality, forcing them to accept the abuser’s version. Amy Marlow MaCoy
You survived the abuse, you’re going to survive the recovery. Mariska Hargitay
Abusers who engage in gaslighting tactics often project onto you things that they have done, such as telling you that you’re confused, crazy, or intoxicated if you say what you know to be true or question their version of the facts. Theresa Comito
The scars from mental cruelty can be as deep and long lasting as wounds from punches or slaps but are often not as obvious. In fact, even among women who have experienced violence from a partner, half or more report that the man’s emotional abuse is what is causing them the greatest harm. Lundy Bancroft
An abusive person perceives your spending time with friends and family as a threat and can work to isolate you from them. They may begin this process by criticizing or devaluing your relationships with your friends and family. Theresa Comito
People say you need to be strong, smart, and lucky to survive hard times, war, a natural disaster, or physical torture. But I say emotional abuse anxiety, fear, guilt, and degradation is far worse and much harder to survive. Lisa See
Anyone can be abusive, but not everyone who abuses has a personality disorder. Amy Marlow MaCoy
Emotional abuse is any type of abuse that is not physical in nature. It can include everything from verbal abuse to the silent treatment, domination to subtle manipulation. Beverly Engel
As a victim of emotional abuse, you may experience anxiety, depression, low self esteem, confusion, difficulty concentrating or making decisions, and other physical symptoms. Theresa Comito
It is impossible to correct abuses unless we know that they’re going on. Julian Assange
Emotional abuse always accompanies physical or sexual abuse but stands fully on its own as damaging and destructive to an individual. Gregory L. Jantz
Screaming at children over their grades, especially to the point of the child’s tears, is child abuse, pure and simple. It’s not funny and it’s not good parenting. It is a crushing, scarring, disastrous experience for the child. It isn’t the least bit funny. Ben Stein
Emotional abuse can exist in the form of playful teasing, sarcasm, or jokes. It is frequently verbally aggressive and threatening, but does not often begin that way. Theresa Comito
Emotional abuse is like being continuously kicked in the shins. It can be worse than getting one punch in the face, and it cements itself. Ashley Banjo
Emotional abuse includes any nonphysical behavior both overt and covert tactics that occur as a pattern over time. These tactics include criticism insults, name calling, infantilization, hostility yelling, silent treatment, verbal aggression, intimidation posturing, threats, humiliation using what they know about you to embarrass you, and harassment persistent, repetitive demands. Theresa Comito
Abuse if you slight it, will gradually die away; but if you show yourself irritated, you will be thought to have deserved it. Tacitus
Emotional abuse is a more pervasive form of abuse that, in most cases, precedes and accompanies physical and sexual abuse. Theresa Comito
The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse. Edmund Burke
Emotional abuse is an intentional assault by one person on another to so distort the victim’s view of self that the victim allows the abuser to control him or her. Gregory L. Jantz
I think we start suffering as soon as we come out of the womb. I think that people tend to stereotype. When they think of suffering, they think of abuse physical abuse, emotional abuse, poverty, that kind of thing. There’s different levels of suffering. I don’t think that it has to do with how much money you have if you were raised in the ghetto or the Hamptons. For me, it’s more about perception self perception and how you perceive the world. Lucinda Williams
Emotional abuse poisons a relationship and infuses it with hostility, contempt, and hatred. Beverly Engel
The results of any traumatic experience, such as abuse, can only be resolved by experiencing, articulating, and judging every facet of the original experience within a process of careful therapeutic disclosure. Alice Miller
To make a difference in someone’s life you don’t have to be brilliant, rich, beautiful or perfect. You just have to care. Mandy Hale
The only person that deserves a special place in your life is someone that never made you feel like you were an option in theirs. Shannon L. Alder
Emotional abuse is a nonphysical behavior or attitude that controls, demeans, punishes or isolates a person. Dee Brown
The scars from mental cruelty can be as deep and long lasting as wounds from punches or slaps but are often not as obvious. In fact, even among women who have experienced violence from a partner, half or more report that the man’s emotional abuse is what is causing them the greatest harm. Lundy Bancroft
The disrespect and hatred each partner begins to feel leads to more and more emotional abuse and to each partner justifying inappropriate, even destructive, behavior. Beverly Engel
So often survivors have had their experiences denied, trivialized, or distorted. Writing is an important avenue for healing because it gives you the opportunity to define your own reality. You can say This did happen to me. It was that bad. It was the fault responsibility of the adult. I was and am innocent. Ellen Bass
The biggest abuses in society happen when people are not able to communicate and not able to connect. Heather Brooke
Trauma is personal. It does not disappear if it is not validated. When it is ignored or invalidated the silent screams continue internally heard only by the one held captive. When someone enters the pain and hears the screams healing can begin. Danielle Bernock
Psychological invalidation is one of the most lethal forms of emotional abuse. It kills confidence, creativity and individuality. Madhu Menon
My dad had limitations. That’s what my good-hearted mom always told us. He had limitations, but he meant no harm. It was kind of her to say, but he did do harm. Gillian Flynn
Emotional abuse is designed to undermine others’ sense of self. It is deliberate humiliation, with the intent to seize control of how others feel about themselves. Lorraine Nilon
With emotional abuse, the insults, insinuations, criticism, and accusations slowly eat away at the victim’s self esteem until he or she is incapable of judging a situation realistically. He or she may begin to believe that there is something wrong with them or even fear they are losing their mind. They have become so beaten down emotionally that they blame themselves for the abuse. Beverly Engel
Over time, anger can build up on the part of both abuser and victim, and emotional abuse can turn into physical violence. Beverly Engel
Perfectionism is the unparalleled defense for emotionally abandoned children. The existential unattainability of perfection saves the child from giving up, unless or until, scant success forces him to retreat into the depression of a dissociative disorder, or launches him hyperactively into an incipient conduct disorder. Perfectionism also provides a sense of meaning and direction for the powerless and unsupported child. In the guise of self control, striving to be perfect offers a simulacrum of a sense of control. Self control is also safer to pursue because abandoning parents typically reserve their severest punishment for children who are vocal about their negligence. Pete Walker
The scars you can’t see are the hardest to heal. Astrid Alauda
Some scars don’t hurt. Some scars are numb. Some scars rid you of the capacity to feel anything ever again. Joyce Rachelle
Get pissed because you deserve more than this abuse. Emotional abuse is the gateway to all abuse. Get out! Tracy Malone
It is not the the bruises on the body that hurt. It is the wounds of the heart and the scars on the mind. Aisha Mirza
As the emotional abuse takes its toll and each partner becomes less and less self assured, each clings to the relationship even more. Beverly Engel
Lies don’t end relationships the truth does. Shannon L. Alder
Every abuse ought to be reformed, unless the reform is more dangerous than the abuse itself. Voltaire
In a healthy relationship, vulnerability is wonderful. It leads to increased intimacy and closer bonds. When a healthy person realizes that he or she hurt you, they feel remorse and they make amends. It’s safe to be honest. In an abusive system, vulnerability is dangerous. It’s considered a weakness, which acts as an invitation for more mistreatment. Abusive people feel a surge of power when they discover a weakness. They exploit it, using it to gain more power. Crying or complaining confirms that they’ve poked you in the right spot. Christina Enevoldsen
In emotionally abusive relationships there is a determined intent to formulate statements or actions which leave a person feeling awful. Dee Brown
Invalidating someone else is not merely disagreeing with something that the other person said. It is a process in which individuals communicate to another that the opinions and emotions of the target are invalid, irrational, selfish, uncaring, stupid, most likely insane, and wrong, wrong, wrong. Invalidators let it be known directly or indirectly that their targets views and feelings do not count for anything to anybody at any time or in any way. David M. Allen
Emotional abuse is considered by many to be the most painful form of violence and the most detrimental to self esteem. Beverly Engel
Sometimes, it is how you shine in the darkness during other people’s misery that is remembered more than anything you could have said or done when you have suffered just as much. Shannon L. Alder
With emotional abuse, the insults, insinuations, criticism, and accusations slowly eat away at the victim’s self esteem until he or she is incapable of judging a situation realistically. Beverly Engel
Abuse grows from attitudes and values, not feelings. The roots are ownership, the trunk is entitlement, and the branches are control. Lundy Bancroft
Poisonous relationships can alter our perception. You can spend many years thinking you’re worthless, you’re unappreciated. Steve Maraboli
I hope you see what you’ve done to me. Matthew Little
Emotional abuse is a major epidemic in our culture. Beverly Engel
You’re too sensitive victims of sexual abuse are told over and over by those whose reality depends on being insensitive. Most adults who have been in the victim role cringe when anyone tells them they are sensitive. In fact, sensitivity is a lovely trait and one to be cherished in any human being. Renee Fredrickson
The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse. Edmund Burke
The damage and invisible scars of emotional abuse are very difficult to heal, because memories are imprinted on our minds and hearts and it takes time to be restored. Imprints of past traumas do not mean a person cannot change their future beliefs and behaviors as people, we do not easily forget. However, as we heal, grieve, and let go, we become clear minded and focused to live restore and emotionally healthy. Dee Brown
Sometimes telling ourselves Everything happens for a reason or It made me stronger is a way to avoid our grief, our vulnerability, and our helplessness. Jordan Pickell
Imagine the infant who one day cries and gets fed, and the next day cries and goes hungry. One day smiles and is kissed and hugged. The next day smiles and is ignored. This is what psychologists called preoccupied or unresolved attachment with the primary caregiver usually the mother. There was love one minute and disdain the next. Affection that was given in abundance for no reason and then taken away without cause. The child has no ability to predict or influence the behavior of the parent. The narcissist loves a child only as an extension of herself at first, and then as a loyal subject. So she will tend to the child only when it makes her feel good. Wendy Walker
Often things are as bad as they seem. Sheldon B. Kopp
In a verbally abusive relationship, the partner learns to tolerate abuse without realizing it and to lose self esteem without realizing it. She is blamed by the abuser and becomes the scapegoat. The partner is then the victim. Patricia Evans
Emotional abuse is the least understood form of abuse. Beverly Engel
She looked at him like it physically hurt her not to speak, and yet she stayed silent. Dennis Sharpe
Ultimately, given enough time, most victims of emotional abuse come not only to blame themselves for all the problems in the relationship but also to believe that they are inadequate, contemptuous, and even unlovable. Beverly Engel
Scorned and torn, former love mates aim and shoot childish devastating daggers that penetrate beyond target to pierce the heart of their offspring. T.F. Hodge
The abuse dies in a day, but the denial slays the life of the people, and entombs the hope of the race. Charles Bradlaugh
I’m the girl who never gets angry and never wants anything, and that’s why my family is still alive. Rosamund Hodge
It is not the bruises on the body that hurt. It is the wounds of the heart and the scars on the mind. Aisha Mirza
There might have been prettier women in the room but, when she turned those babies on, fluttered her eyelashes, I was hers. It had taken me nearly fifteen years to extinguish their light. Now, when she looks at me, it’s a vacuum. I had drained so much from her over the course of our marriage that every glance rips a little bit of my soul away to fill the void I had whittled within her. Thomm Quackenbush
The scars from mental cruelty can be as deep and long lasting as wounds from punches or slaps but are often not as obvious. Lundy Bancroft
