Dessy

“What makes a controlling parent so insidious is that the domination usually comes in the guise of concern. Phrases such as, “this is for your own good,” “I’m only doing this for you,” and, “only because I love you so much,” all mean the same thing: “I’m doing this because I’m so afraid of losing you that I’m willing to make you miserable.”
― Susan Forward, Toxic Parents: Overcoming Their Hurtful Legacy and Reclaiming Your Life

“Loving behavior doesn’t grind you down, keep you off balance, or create feelings of self-hatred. Love doesn’t hurt, it feels good. Loving behavior nourishes your emotional well-being. When someone is being loving to you, you feel accepted, cared for, valued, and respected. Genuine love creates feelings of warmth, pleasure, safety, stability, and inner peace.”
― Susan Forward, Toxic Parents: Overcoming Their Hurtful Legacy and Reclaiming Your Life

“All of us develop our expectations about how people will treat us based on our relationships with our parents”
― Susan Forward, Toxic Parents: Overcoming Their Hurtful Legacy and Reclaiming Your Life

“Всеки човек притежава свой собствен микросвят и всички ние се носим, подхвърляни от обстоятелствата, в привидно произволни посоки. Понякога обаче орбитите ни се пресичат по красив и мистериозен начин и ни карат да вярваме, че може би в хаоса ни има ред и в реда ни има хаос.”
― Иво Иванов, Кривата на щастието: За спорта, Вселената и всичко останало