Victory Over Verbal Abuse Quotes

“Individually we have ever-increasing freedom to choose our own path on life’s journey.”
― Patricia Evans, Victory Over Verbal Abuse: A Healing Guide to Renewing Your Spirit and Reclaiming Your Life

“So, get still and listen to the soul. What do you want?”
― Patricia Evans, Victory Over Verbal Abuse: A Healing Guide to Renewing Your Spirit and Reclaiming Your Life

“Recovery is the restoration of something lost. Verbal abuse creates loss. It robs people of their sense of self, their confidence, happiness, self-esteem, self-awareness, serenity, ability to trust, peace of mind, and almost their minds.”
― Patricia Evans, Victory Over Verbal Abuse: A Healing Guide to Renewing Your Spirit and Reclaiming Your Life

“They may not even realize that they are being verbally abused nor how it is impacting them. A person who has been slammed with verbal abuse may feel like giving up, like dying. Their emotional pain and mental anguish may be so great they self-medicate with drugs or alcohol. They may have had no name for what they suffered. 4. Over time, verbal abuse compromises the immune system of anyone it targets. Any illness brought on or exacerbated by stress can lead to an early death.”
― Patricia Evans, Victory Over Verbal Abuse: A Healing Guide to Renewing Your Spirit and Reclaiming Your Life

“In some cases, the partner of an abuser may eventually come to the conclusion that something is wrong in the relationship but not know what it is. This is most common if the abuser is covert. The abuser may quietly counter nearly every comment and enthusiasm the partner expresses.”
― Patricia Evans, Victory Over Verbal Abuse: A Healing Guide to Renewing Your Spirit and Reclaiming Your Life

“Imagine a world where no child grows up in chaos, rage, verbal or physical assaults, or deprivation. As humanity becomes increasingly conscious of the need to protect our earth from assaults upon its resources and atmosphere, we also move collectively toward the understanding that assaults upon the human psyche must end. Awareness is required and healing is the outcome.”
― Patricia Evans, Victory Over Verbal Abuse: A Healing Guide to Renewing Your Spirit and Reclaiming Your Life

“If you have experienced verbal abuse, you must know clearly that you are not responsible for anyone’s abuse of you. You cannot make it happen to you. You may not be able to tell when it is happening to you. In a relationship, you know that the perpetrator is a separate person, but as strange as it seems, the perpetrator does not recognize you as a separate person. The perpetrator defines your inner world as if he or she were living within you. Your victory also means clarity about who you are, what you like, what brings you satisfaction, along with awareness of your talents and gifts. Your victory is the journey you take to create what you want in your life—a life that gives you meaning and purpose and is most fulfilling. Your victory is fully realized when any fears, self-doubts, and confusing perceptions disappear.”
― Patricia Evans, Victory Over Verbal Abuse: A Healing Guide to Renewing Your Spirit and Reclaiming Your Life

“I am self-defining.”
― Patricia Evans, Victory Over Verbal Abuse: A Healing Guide to Renewing Your Spirit and Reclaiming Your Life