Kat

“Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. ELIE WIESEL”
― Ramani Durvasula, It's Not You: Identifying and Healing from Narcissistic People

“i tend to destroy things i'm afraid of. i tend to destroy things that i love. things i don't believe i’m deserving enough.”
― AVA., this is how you know i want you.

“The loss of social connection, for example, turns out to trigger the same system as physical pain—explaining why the death of a family member, a breakup, or even just a social snub can cause such distress. In one simple experiment, it was discovered that over-the-counter painkillers reduced social pain.”
― Cal Newport, Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World

“became progressively more numb and restrained to avoid the criticism, contempt, or anger from these challenging people in their lives. They were trying to change themselves with the hope that this would change this person and relationship.”
― Ramani Durvasula, It's Not You: Identifying and Healing from Narcissistic People