Overcoming Abuse Quotes

“Because of the consequences of trying to be heard as a child, many adults are unable to take the risk of telling as adults. The fear of the consequences is almost debilitating. The abusers and controllers know that; they rely on it.”
― Darlene Ouimet, Emerging from Broken: The Beginning of Hope for Emotional Healing

“Your heart's fate isn't written in the scars.”
― John Mark Green

“The hardest part wasn’t surviving the trauma—it was learning I deserved to be heard.”
― Denika Fercho, Broken Secrets

“We cannot change the prologue of our lives, but we hold the pen for every page that follows.”
― Ellen M. Toby, When Love Becomes a Prison: Escaping Narcissistic Abuse and Reclaiming the Life You Deserve