Top Abuse Recovery Quotes

Sometimes we self-sabotage just when things seem to be going smoothly. Perhaps this is a way to express our fear about whether it is okay for us to have a better life. We are bound to feel anxious as...

Doormatitis: door-mat-i-tis noun; low self-worth. A learned behavior where the infected person allows others to walk all over them, blame them, treat them terribly, always giving the boundary crossers...

I love like a beaten child and I trust like an addict.

Attitudes and ignorance” about (any type of) abuse can be passed down through the generations. It is important to our healing that we sort out the belief systems we adopt; belief systems that were tau...

Staying in a relationship with someone who doesn't love him/herself, is a direct reflection of how much you love and value yourself.

Staying in an abusive relationship for the fear of public judgment is like allowing to be buried alive to impress a coffin maker

Some people stand and move as if they have no right to the space they occupy. They wonder why others often fail to treat them with respect--not realizing that they have signalled others that it is not...

Memories demand attention, and these memories will have teeth.

One can learn from what is not said.

It is strange... the reasons one feels he doesn't deserve things.

I am small.So are stars from a distance. It's all a matter of perspective.

Don't try to be brave all at once. Take it in steps.

No matter what, the day didn't feel like Christmas to her.She remembered years ago, when she had been just a little kid, and the word had been enough to make her happy. Nothing stirred in her now. Her...

Healing isn’t just about pain. It’s about learning to love yourself. As you move from feeling like a victim to being a proud survivor, you will have glimmers of hope, pride and satisfaction. Those are...

In a condition of struggle and of failure we must be able to say "I must try harder" or "I must try differently." Both views are essential . . . A change in either makes for a change in outcome. When...

There is a moment in our healing journey when our denial crumbles; we realize our experience and it's continued effects on us won't "just go away". That's our breakthrough moment. It's the sun coming...