“The sense of ownership is one reason why abuse tends to get worse as relationships get more serious. The more history and commitment that develop in the couple, the more the abuser comes to think of his partner as a prized object. Possessiveness is at the core of the abuser's mindset, the spring from which all the other streams spout; on some level he feels that he owns you and therefore has the right to treat you as he sees fit.” ThinkingFeelsReasonLevelsObjectsSeriousCoupleFitSpringCommitmentTreatsAbuseMindsetPartnersCoreReason WhyStreamsOwnershipAbusersPossessiveness Author:Lundy Bancroft
“I think that's deeply rooted in Muslim consciousness, the idea of not submitting to anything other than God. "You can abuse me, but you're not going to win me over. But if you treat me with respect and dignity, I'm going to fall in love with you. I'm going to sing your praises all over the world because you're powerful and you treated me with human dignity."” IfsThinkingWorldHumansIdeasFallWinningPowerfulConsciousnessLove YouDignityTreatsAbusePraiseFalling In LoveTreatedRootedHuman DignityDignity And Respect Author:Hamza Yusuf
“Some people have bigger egos than others. You have to take a lot of abuse, and take it in and not respond, because you don't want conflicts on the movie, you don't want to start screaming at people even when they treat you - even when they're not behaving properly, because you want them to do their job, and keep on doing it.” PeopleWantJobsConflictEgoTreatsAbuseBigger Author:Julie Delpy
“I suppose in some ways, all over the world "crazy" is a term of abuse and I think that is something that should be stopped. In Ireland "crazy" is a term of abuse and people are terrified of anything that they conceive to be crazy. And the people believed to be crazy won't be treated compassionately, they will treat you horribly and use it as a reason to dismiss anything you would think, do, say or feel, so you're rocking into a self esteem trap.” PeopleThinkingWorldWayFeelsShouldSelfReasonUseTermCrazySelf EsteemTreatsAbuseTreatedEsteemIrelandTrapsTerrifiedBeing Crazy Author:Sinead O'Connor
“... you don't have to wait for someone to treat you bad repeatedly. All it takes is once, and if they get away with it that once, if they know they can treat you like that, then it sets the pattern for the future.” IfsKnowsWaitingTreatsAbusePatternsGet AwayDomestic Violence Book:Bookends: A Novel Source: Bookends: A Novel
“Marriage: If you want something to last forever, you treat it differently. You shield it and protect it. You never abuse it. You don't expose it to the elements. You don't make it common or ordinary. If it ever becomes tarnished, you lovingly polish it until it gleams like new. It becomes special because you have made it so, and it grows more beautiful and precious as time goes by.” IfsWantLoveMadeLastsBeautifulGrowsCommonFamilyMarriageForeverGrowingSpecialProtectElementsOrdinaryTreatsAbuseMade ItWant SomethingPolishShieldsHusband And WifeMarriage AdviceGleamLove And MarriagePositive MarriageMormonismInspirational MarriageTime Goes ByEternal Marriage Author:F. Burton Howard
“There can be no better measure of our governance than the way we treat our children, and no greater failing on our part than to allow them to be subjected to violence, abuse or exploitation.” WayChildrenPoliticalPoliticsGreaterViolenceFailingTreatsAbuseOur ChildrenExploitationDomestic ViolenceGovernanceAbused Children Author:Jessica Lange
“Every year tens of thousands of animals suffer and die in laboratory tests of cosmetics and household products...despite the fact that the test results do not help prevent or treat accidental or purposeful misuse of the products. Please join me in using your voice for those whose cries are forever sealed behind the laboratory doors.” YearsFactsHelpingSufferingDiesVoiceAnimalResultsBehindsForeverDoorsCryProductsPleaseTestsTreatsAbuseDespiteAnimal RightsHouseholdLaboratoryCosmeticsMisuseAnimal AbuseVivisectionAnimal TestingAbused Animals Author:Woody Harrelson
“I have always felt that the way we treat animals is a pretty good indicator of the compassion we are capable of for the human race.” WayHumansFeltAnimalRaceCompassionCapableTreatsAbuseHuman RaceAnimal RightsIndicatorsHuman AnimalHumans And AnimalsAnimal CompassionAnimal AbuseAbused Animals Author:Ali MacGraw