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Quarterlife: The Search for Self in Early Adulthood

by Satya Doyle Byock (Goodreads Author)

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Mar 29, 2023 05:41PM

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How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy

by Jenny Odell (Goodreads Author)

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Mar 17, 2023 07:58PM

“Denial and avoidance are classic abusive behaviors. They’re what the abuser is doing when he trivializes and counters his partner’s experience”
― Patricia Evans, The Verbally Abusive Relationship: How to Recognize It and How to Respond

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“Nice Girl Syndrome: Nice girls suffer from "the disease to please" - they put their needs behind everyone else's.”
― Beverly Engel, The Nice Girl Syndrome: Stop Being Manipulated and Abused -- And Start Standing Up for Yourself

tags: nice-girls, put-other-s-interest-ahead, relationship-problems, survivors

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“Many neglected and abused children grow up to be adults who are afraid to take risks of striking out on their own. Many will remain dependent on their abusive parents and unable to separate from them. Others leave their abusive parents only to attach themselves to a partner who is controlling.”
― Beverly Engel, The Nice Girl Syndrome: Stop Being Manipulated and Abused -- And Start Standing Up for Yourself

tags: abusive-parents, abusive-relationships, controlling-partner, controlling-people, fear-of-being-alone, survivors

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“Some Survivors think that getting angry is inappropriate and a sign that a person is out of control. Others are afraid of anger, that of others, as well as their own. They are afraid that if they get angry, they will be rejected or abandoned, afraid they will lose control and hurt someone. But, allowing yourself to get angry and express your anger in constructive ways is one of the most healthy and empowering things you can do.”
― Beverly Engel, The Nice Girl Syndrome: Stop Being Manipulated and Abused -- And Start Standing Up for Yourself

tags: abuse-survivors, anger, constructive-action, fear-of-abandonment, fear-of-rejection, healthy-emotions, survivors-of-abuse

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“The messages you received from your family or your childhood experiences may have caused you to believe that assertiveness is unacceptable or even dangerous. Practice saying the following: I have the right to be treated with respect by others. I have the right to express my feelings and opinions. I have the right to say no without feeling guilty. I have the right to ask for what I want. I have the right to make my own mistakes. I have the right to pursue happiness.”
― Beverly Engel, The Nice Girl Syndrome: Stop Being Manipulated and Abused -- And Start Standing Up for Yourself

tags: abuse-survivors, assertiveness, feeling-guilty, healing-fromabuse, healing-insights, recpvery, self-expression, survivors

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