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Shahida Arabi

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Bestselling Author. Content Writer for Thought Catalog. Quotes about empowerment, healing, victory.
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800 quotes curated by Shahida Arabi:

“When a narcissist, sociopath or psychopath gaslights you, you may be prone to gaslighting yourself as a way to reconcile the cognitive dissonance that might arise. Two conflicting beliefs battle it out: is this person right or can I trust what I experienced? A manipulative person will convince you that the former is an inevitable truth while the latter is a sign of dysfunction on your end.”
— Shahida Arabi, 20 Diversion Tactics Highly Manipulative Narcissists, Sociopaths And Psychopaths Use To Silence You
Tagged: Diversion Tactics, Narcissists, sociopaths, Psychopaths, Gaslighting
“'It's hard to believe Chloe would try for months to get back with him if she was being emotionally and sexually abused.' Hard disagree from me! I once begged my abuser to stay because he convinced me he was the only one who'd love me. Just sayin'!”
— Allie Goertz
Tagged: Abusive Relationships, Toxicity, Trauma Bonding, Trauma Bond, Abuse, Withdrawal, Detox, Trending News
“Because no matter how much you want to get clean, withdrawals are powerful.

Abusive relationships are no different. When your identity is taken from you, it’s hard to exist without the person who holds it hostage.”
— From Canvas to Ship
Tagged: Abusive Relationships, Toxicity, Trauma Bonding, Trauma Bond, Abuse, Withdrawal, Detox
“As someone who’s seen and lived emotional abuse, I can tell you the claims against Chris Hardwick are not 'just a bad relationship.' Men like that target vulnerable women and systematically break them down. If true, his behavior cannot be condoned or excused.”
— Beth Elderkin
Tagged: Abuse Isn't Just A Bad Relationship, Insidious Nature of Abuse
“In a gut-wrenching essay on Medium, actor Chloe Dykstra describes a years-long emotionally abusive relationship with a man 20 years her senior, who she supported as he went from 'a mildly successful podcaster to a powerhouse CEO of his own company.' Though she never mentions him by name in her piece, many are speculating that the man in question is Nerdist founder and host of @midnight and Talking Dead, Chris Hardwick.”
— Madeleine Davies, Chloe Dykstra, Ex of Chris Hardwick, Describes Disturbing Abuse by 'Successful Podcaster' Ex Boyfriend
Tagged: Chris Hardwick, Trending News, Psychological Abuse, Emotional Abuse, Emotionally Abusive Relationships
“In a narcissist’s eyes, all victims are replaceable and interchangeable, depending on what they can do for the narcissist. All victims are in a never-ending competition to prove their worth and value to the narcissist. They are dolls in a narcissist's playhouse of horrors.”
— Shahida Arabi, The Dollhouse: 5 Roles You Play In A Narcissist’s ‘Harem’ Or Love Cult
Tagged: Narcissistic Harems, Cults, grooming, triangulation, The Narcissist's Harem
“And when your self-worth reaches such depths after years of being treated like you’re worthless, you might find you think you deserve that sort of treatment, and no one else will love you.”
— Chloe Dykstra, Rose-Colored Glasses: A Confession. – Chloe Dykstra – Medium
Tagged: Emotional Abuse, Chris Hardwick, Psychological Abuse, Normalizing Abuse, red flags, The Cycle of Abuse, The Effects of Abuse, Why Do Abuse Survivors Stay
“This kind of relationship is so common, and so easy to slip into. Normalizing behavior happens incredibly quickly, and one can lose track of what is acceptable treatment.”
— Chloe Dykstra, Rose-Colored Glasses: A Confession. – Chloe Dykstra – Medium
Tagged: Emotional Abuse, Chris Hardwick, Psychological Abuse, Normalizing Abuse, red flags
“When cameras were on us? He was a prince. Turn them off, he was a nightmare.”
— Chloe Dykstra, Rose-Colored Glasses: A Confession. – Chloe Dykstra – Medium
Tagged: Emotional Abuse, Chris Hardwick, Behind the Mask, Behind the Facade, Psychological Abuse, Jekyll and Hyde
“I love what my brown skin looks like and what it represents. And there are many times I’m fully unaware of my skin. The perfect example is I’m talking to somebody, and they would look at me and say, ‘So how do they do that in India?’ I say, ‘I’m not sure. I’m from Pakistan. But I can Google it for you and find out.’”
— Habiba Nosheen, 41 Women of Color Get REAL About Beauty and Diversity
Tagged: Race and Identity, Belonging, Diversity, LOL, stereotypes, Ignorant People, Assumptions, The beauty of brown skin