“With emotional abuse, the insults, insinuations, criticism, and accusations slowly eat away at the victim’s self-esteem until he or she is incapable of judging a situation realistically. He or she may begin to believe that there is something wrong with them or even fear they are losing their mind. They have become so beaten down emotionally that they blame themselves for the abuse.”
― The Emotionally Abusive Relationship: How to Stop Being Abused and How to Stop Abusing
― The Emotionally Abusive Relationship: How to Stop Being Abused and How to Stop Abusing
“My dad had limitations. That's what my good-hearted mom always told us. He had limitations, but he meant no harm. It was kind of her to say, but he did do harm.”
― Gone Girl
― Gone Girl
“A man's strength was supposed to be against the outside world: to fight it back from himself and those he took under his protection: his wife, his children, and for a man strong enough, more people still, people like his employees. To turn it inward, against the very people you had been given that strength to protect, because you couldn't deal with the outward fight, was the ultimate weakness.”
― The Chocolate Touch
― The Chocolate Touch
“You need to know it's your actions that will make you a good person, not desire.”
― The Silver Linings Playbook
― The Silver Linings Playbook
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