My father beat her when he liked. She never complained, and, in fact, she always spoke about how much she loved him. That was what love was.
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I didn’t tell anyone I tried to kill myself. Something else I buried deep.
The silent treatment and stonewalling can have actual effects on the brain. Research indicates that such behaviors are a form of ostracism which activates the anterior cingulate cortex, the same part of the brain that detects physical pain. Being ignored can leave someone feeling injured – literally…
Your soul knows it was not here to be abused, exploited and mistreated by anyone – no matter who they are. You are just as worthy of respect, consideration and validation as anyone you might be currently coddling, if not more.
To me, it’s a victory over my whole life that I can do stand-up. The way that I got abused as a child was psychological, and when I’m onstage I’ve taken my life and I’ve turned it around. I’ve gone, You’ve made me this way and now you can’t get me. I even like hecklers because it’s like, Just try to…
Confession time. What really keeps me up at night. Apathy of the human condition. Abuse of females. Yemen. The Rohingya. Syria. Syrians. Mugabe’s successor, Emmerson Mnangagwa. Torture. Abject cruelty. You?
Once a wolf, always a wolf – but you don’t have to remain their sheep.
Wolves are out for blood, for live prey, and malignant narcissists are no different. They will treat you appallingly once they’ve gotten you hooked on their praise and presence.
She obviously did nothing to protect Amber from the abuse. She...she feels betrayed by her mother and now receives extreme sadistic pleasure in watching the same thing that happened to her. Strange. In this case, the abused actually became the abuser.
— Debra J. Fisher, Erica Messer, Dr. Spencer Reid, Matthew Gray Gubler, imdb.com
Really from a young age, my story was darkness, pain, self-injury, suicide attempts and loss. I spent my adolescent years not knowing who I was, struggling with mental illness, struggling with self-destruction, rage, and all the other things that are part of mental illness and part of people who hav…
Growing up for me I experienced some great pain, from abuse, to rape, to even the loss of my own father to suicide. Not only did I already struggle with my own mental illness, but to have these experiences it further my depression to thoughts and attempts of suicide.
My story really starts at the age of six. My parents divorced at the age of 4, but my story really starts at six and it starts in a dark, brutal place—being abused by my stepmother for two years, being beaten with 2x4s, being told I was a devil’s child and that I didn’t deserve to live. Being locked…
You were cruel to me, mother. It was abuse, plain and simple. So, henceforth, if you breathe it’s because I give you air. If you drink, it is because I poured your cup myself, and if you move, it is quietly and with my blessing.
— Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Cheryl Blossom, Madelaine Petsch, imdb.com
Personally, it has taken me 47 years to stop calling people who are mean to you ‘in love’ with you. It took a long time because I think that as little girls we are conditioned to believe that cruelty and love somehow have a connection and that is like the sort of era that we need to evolve out of.
Individuals high on the dark triad traits appear to exhibit an empathic profile that allows them to retain their ability to read and assess others’ emotions, and subsequently utilize this sensitive information to formulate strategies with which they can acquire what they want, while their lack of af…
I am the truth, your karma, the revolt. I am the resistance, the pieces you tried to keep shattered, coming back together again.
Everything dependent on human action is liable to abuse.
If the tide of defamation and abuse shall turn, and my administration come to be praised, future Vice-Presidents who may succeed to the Presidency may feel some slight encouragement to pursue an independent course.
When you spend some time single, you become confident that you can fulfill your own emotional needs and manage your emotions without the need for anyone to validate your self-worth. This is an exquisite life skill to have that will serve you well throughout your entire life, whether single or with a…
Remember: toxic people don’t argue with you, they essentially argue with themselves and you become privy to their long, draining monologues. They thrive off the drama and they live for it.