Gaslighting Quotes

“he couldn't entice me with his pills, hookers, guns or war mission”
― Edward Williams, Framed & Hunted: A True Story of Occult Persecution

“Playing the victim role: Manipulator portrays him- or herself as a victim of circumstance or of someone else's behavior in order to gain pity, sympathy or evoke compassion and thereby get something from another. Caring and conscientious people cannot stand to see anyone suffering and the manipulator often finds it easy to play on sympathy to get cooperation.”
― George K. Simon Jr., In Sheep's Clothing: Understanding and Dealing With Manipulative People

“Lies don't end relationships the truth does.”
― Shannon L. Alder

“Narcissists are consumed with maintaining a shallow false self to others. They're emotionally crippled souls that are addicted to attention. Because of this they use a multitude of games, in order to receive adoration. Sadly, they are the most ungodly of God's creations because they don't show remorse for their actions, take steps to make amends or have empathy for others. They are morally bankrupt.”
― Shannon L. Alder

“Think about it mate – the 'Long Gun'. That's a ladyboy bar.”
― Edward Williams, Framed & Hunted: A True Story of Occult Persecution

“Gaslighting is mind control to make victims doubt their reality.”
― Tracy Malone

“Emotional abuse is designed to undermine another's sense of self.
It is deliberate humiliation, with the intent to seize control of how others feel about themselves.”
― Lorraine Nilon, Breaking Free From the Chains of Silence: A respectful exploration into the ramifications of Paedophilic abuse

“Emotional abuse can leave a victim feeling like a shell of a person, separated from the true essence of who they naturally are. It also leads to a victim feeling tormented and tortured by their own emotions.”
― Lorraine Nilon, Breaking Free From the Chains of Silence: A respectful exploration into the ramifications of Paedophilic abuse

“I felt violated, yet I had no voice, no ability to express that. I was conditioned to believe any boundary I wanted was a betrayal of her, so I stayed silent. Cooperative.”
― Jennette McCurdy

“I didn’t condemn you," he defended himself. "I was just surprised. I’ve a right to be shocked. It’s not what one expects of a Trader’s daughter. But that doesn’t mean I…"
‘Fuck you, Wintrow,’ she retaliated savagely.”
― Robin Hobb, Ship of Destiny

“Trust is when I can close my eyes near you, and even my thoughts are at peace.”
― Oneal Walters

“You turned your back on a kneeling woman.”
― Oneal Walters, The Empty Couple: A Thriller

“You turned your back on a kneeling woman. - Ruth Ezrah”
― Oneal Walters, The Empty Couple: A Thriller

“I’ve fought enough, can’t fight anymore. - Ruth Ezrah”
― Oneal Walters, The Empty Couple: A Thriller

“They always call it connection when it’s just control with a softer name.”
― Arabella Sveinsdottir, Deer Here He Stares: A Neo-Noir Descent Into Obsession, Psychological Delusion, Digital Predators, and the Quiet Girl Who Watches the Watchers

“He tried to wear my voice, then wear my life. He cannot have either.”
― Arabella Sveinsdottir, Copycat Crush: A Gritty Urban Thriller About Imitation, Theft, and a Man Who Loves You So Hard He Becomes Your Biggest Hater

“You copied entire lines, then called me jealous when I noticed my own reflection in your sentences.”
― Arabella Sveinsdottir, Copycat Crush: A Gritty Urban Thriller About Imitation, Theft, and a Man Who Loves You So Hard He Becomes Your Biggest Hater

“Your worth has nothing to do with your performance.”
― Tracy A Malone

“You know the truth of your heart even if they refuse to see it.”
― Tracy A Malone

“With the right tools, you can shift from chaos to clarity and protect your children from the psychological games narcissists play.”
― Tracy A Malone

“Even if you feel pushed out, do not fully close the door. Narcissistic relationships are unstable. When cracks appear, your child needs a safe path home not shame.”
― Tracy A Malone

“Understanding the dynamics of narcissistic abuse, trauma bonding, and estrangement gives you tools not just to cope, but to eventually reconnect from a place of strength.”
― Tracy A Malone

“You’re allowed to live even as you wait, even as you pray for reconnection. Taking care of yourself isn’t giving up; it’s surviving.”
― Tracy A Malone

“You are not the same person you were when the rupture happened. You’ve learned, you’ve grown, you’ve grieved. You are still becoming. And that’s happening in the present”
― Tracy A Malone

“The healing doesn’t happen in the rewind. It happens in the pause. In the breath. In the moment you choose yourself again.”
― Tracy A Malone

“None of that is happening in this moment. Right now, you’re breathing. You have a choice. You have life. You have moments in front of you that are still yours to live, moments that don’t belong to the estrangement unless you give them away”
― Tracy A Malone

“With time, awareness, and healing tools, the loops will loosen. The thoughts will come less often. You’ll get longer stretches of peace. And one day, you’ll notice you’re not thinking about them at all.”
― Tracy A Malone

“Be kind to yourself. You’ve been through mental warfare. Rumination is not weakness it’s a sign that your body and brain are trying to make sense of the trauma.”
― Tracy A Malone

“A monster, John? Or a man who understands the true nature of the human psyche? Who understands that sometimes, to heal, one must break? To guide, one must control?”
― Andreo Romera, The Old Asylum: A Haunting Gothic Psychological Thriller

“I can’t do this. I’m sorry. I have no idea what happened just then, but I can’t be with someone where I’m constantly feeling doubt about all my thoughts and instincts. I’ve done that before and it’s destructive.”
― Dianna Hardy, Blood Surge