Quotes on Emotional Abuse

The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse.

Abuse if you slight it, will gradually die away; but if you show yourself irritated, you will be thought to have deserved it.

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.

You survived the abuse, you’re going to survive the recovery.

Family is supposed to be our safe haven. Very often, it's the place where we find the deepest heartache.