Caroline Abbott

Telling my pastors what my husband was doing was the beginning of the end of our relationship. He never forgave me for it. In his mind, the problem wasn't the abuse, it was me talking about it. #narcissist #domesticviolenceawareness carolineabbott.com/2012/10/my-sto…

This totally happened to me. When I learned to react in a respectful way, his abuse escalated. His escalated abuse is what finally led to me leaving..which I needed to do. #domesticviolenceawareness #narcissist carolineabbott.com/2013/05/a-jour…

Even controlling ourselves seems difficult at times. When we focus on healing from our abuse, this gets a lot easier. Sometimes, healing starts with accepting this (horrible) thing has happened to us. #healingjourney #narcissist #domesticviolenceawareness carolineabbott.com/2022/02/accept…

Abusers have many ways of getting what they want...power over you. They are often so good at hiding the abuse that their partner isn't even aware they are being abused. #narcissist #domesticviolenceawareness #emotionalabuse carolineabbott.com/2018/08/are-yo…

These are all good suggestions. I talk about these and several others in my book on healing after abuse. #healingjourney #narcissist #domesticviolenceawareness carolineabbott.com/2015/12/announ…

Just one of the many tools an abuser uses to keep you under their thumb. #narcissist #domesticviolenceawareness carolineabbott.com/2019/01/do-you…

This is so true. It seems hard to understand why people do this. My best guess is the abuser has painted themselves as the victim and others believe it. #narcissist #domesticviolenceawareness carolineabbott.com/2017/04/why-do…

@truthseeker3377 YES!

It's the law

@Justice4TN I agree!

@Caroline_Abbott Trauma makes us TOUGH not fragile unless you mean fragile like a bomb. 💣

Trauma makes us fragile. But going through the steps to heal makes us stronger than we were before our trauma. Here are some stories of trauma survivors who we can look up to. #healingjourney #survivor #domesticviolenceawareness carolineabbott.com/survivor-stori…

When we are abused, we often begin to believe the lies we've been told by our abuser. Part of healing is learning to value ourselves again. You are worth more than you'e been told. #healingjourney #narcissist #domesticviolenceawareness carolineabbott.com/2018/10/becomi…

Because they play the victim, people often think their partner is the abuser. It can be confusing to outsiders for sure. #narcissist #domesticviolenceawareness carolineabbott.com/2017/04/why-do…

Many people who are abused as adults were also abused as children. We CAN heal from both. #healingjourney #domesticviolenceawareness carolineabbott.com/2016/05/will-i…

carolineabbott.com When the partner marries, gets engaged or moves in with the abuser, that is often when the abuse escalates. It feels embarrassing to admit you've married a monster right after the beautiful wedding. The abuser knows this, and uses it to their advantage.

Growing up with a Narcissistic parent has a lot of affect on us. There are ways to grow past this though. #narcissist #domesticviolenceawareness carolineabbott.com/2017/12/do-you…

They do something to upset you. You say something about it. Next thing you know, YOU are apologizing to THEM! Crazymaking for sure. #crazymaking #narcissist #domesticviolenceawareness carolineabbott.com/2013/08/what-i…

Yes, we need to learn to trust our instincts. And sometimes we are not able to see new abuse when it comes our way. For this, we need the help of trusted loved ones to check out a new love interest. #datingafterabuse #narcissist #domesticviolenceawareness carolineabbott.com/2015/05/safety…

Someone who has never been abused can't fathom why someone who looks good on the outside could act so evil. I experienced this trying to seek help from my church. It prompted me to make a DV guide to educate pastors. #domesticviolenceawareness #narcissist carolineabbott.com/2016/08/announ…

Your voice DOES matter. Here are the stories of several DV survivors. #SURVIVOR #narcissist #domesticviolenceawareness #domesticviolencesurvior carolineabbott.com/survivor-stori…

For me, it was more about second guessing myself. Like, is it really true I am the cause of his bad behavior? #narcissist #domesticviolence carolineabbott.com/2013/05/a-jour…