“We have got to let these toxic people go. They’re only bringing us down.”— Maggie Thiessen, thoughtcatalog.com
“No one is exempt, parents included. Remove toxic relationships from your life. Doesn't mean you love them less, you just love yourself more.”— Brown Girl Alchemy, twitter.com
“Recent research suggests that while narcissists have lower levels of empathy as a whole, their ability to empathize with others depends on the individual’s level of narcissism.”— Elizabeth Stone, thoughtcatalog.com
“Narcissists like their outer appearance to match their elevated perception of the world. Surface appearances are extremely important to them.”— Elizabeth Stone, thoughtcatalog.com
“If you still feel the need to compare, take a look at where those thoughts stem from. Did you learn somewhere that you were not enough? If so, question the hell out of that thought and teach yourself to turn it around. It isn’t true. We are all given a set of beliefs and as adults we can challenge t…”— Jacqueline Hurst, sweatybetty.com
“You’re tone-deaf to verbal abuse. Many unloved daughters experienced put-downs, disparagement, and verbal aggression in their childhoods and all too often, they have either internalized these messages as true or have somehow come to think of them as ‘normal.’ This is especially true if the daughter…”— Peg Streep, blogs.psychcentral.com
“Spend even ten minutes arguing with a toxic narcissist and you’ll find yourself wondering how the argument even began at all. You simply disagreed with them about their absurd claim that the sky is red and now your entire childhood, family, friends, career and lifestyle choices have come under attac…”— Shahida Arabi, thoughtcatalog.com
“Dr. Helen Fisher discovered that the ‘frustration-attraction’ experience of obstacles in a romantic relationship actually elevates feelings of love rather than eradicating them. In fact, she noted that the brain is activated in a similar way when we are in adversity-ridden relationships as they are…”— Shahida Arabi, thoughtcatalog.com
“But you were the fight I didn’t want to lose. The addiction I didn’t want to quit.”— Samantha King, amazon.com
“But like all addictions, this only leads to trouble. When you fall for the wrong person, you open yourself up to risk. You might make mistakes that take years to solve. And for many people, a relationship can become so toxic that it’s impossible to fully bounce back.”— Paul Hudson, elitedaily.com
“I regret meeting you would be a lie The best thing for me was removing you from my life That, I am sure of”— Samantha King, amazon.com
“The scary part is I knew exactly how bad you were for me and yet that didn’t stop me from loving you”— Samantha King, amazon.com
“The narcissist doesn't want your love, they don't know what love is. They want your admiration and your obedience as a player in their fake make believe world.”— Word Porn, facebook.com
“Some scars don't hurt. Some scars are numb. Some scars rid you of the capacity to feel anything ever again.”— Joyce Rachelle, amazon.com
“The greater a child’s terror, and the earlier it is experienced, the harder it becomes to develop a strong and healthy sense of self”— Nathaniel Branden, amazon.com