“I saw a post online where someone said, “An abuser doesn’t abuse every day.” That, my friend, is intermittent reinforcement in a nutshell.”
― Healing from Hidden Abuse: A Journey Through the Stages of Recovery from Psychological Abuse
― Healing from Hidden Abuse: A Journey Through the Stages of Recovery from Psychological Abuse
“By the time survivors are compelled to leave their psychologically abusive relationships, they do not see any other viable option but to leave. They have tried anything and everything to keep their relationship going. No matter how hard they tried to fit the mold the abuser wanted, it was never enough.”
― Healing from Hidden Abuse: A Journey Through the Stages of Recovery from Psychological Abuse
― Healing from Hidden Abuse: A Journey Through the Stages of Recovery from Psychological Abuse
“There is no way someone could ever convince me that narcissists, sociopaths, and psychopaths are clueless about their behaviors. The level at which they are able to recruit flying monkeys to the dark side with them is stunning. Let’s”
― Healing from Hidden Abuse: A Journey Through the Stages of Recovery from Psychological Abuse
― Healing from Hidden Abuse: A Journey Through the Stages of Recovery from Psychological Abuse
“Most people have no clue hidden abuse is taking place right under their noses. It is being perpetrated by individuals who would never be suspected of being abusers. The concealed nature of this harm is what leaves its targets devastated.”
― Healing from Hidden Abuse: A Journey Through the Stages of Recovery from Psychological Abuse
― Healing from Hidden Abuse: A Journey Through the Stages of Recovery from Psychological Abuse
“Survivors who try to get help to protect themselves and their children are often seen as “hysterical, crazy, and unstable.” This is because the covert nature of hidden abuse is very difficult to put into words. Without the correct language, survivors often sound obsessed. Those of us in the recovery community know that is not the issue at all. The general public still has much to learn about hidden psychological abuse. In”
― Healing from Hidden Abuse: A Journey Through the Stages of Recovery from Psychological Abuse
― Healing from Hidden Abuse: A Journey Through the Stages of Recovery from Psychological Abuse
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Our book club, created by the Alumnae Alliance of Sweet Briar College, discusses and promotes books written by alumnae, faculty, staff, and friends of ...more
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