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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:

“No matter how safe you think you are, social predators will undermine and get around whatever safety mechanisms you have in place. They lack the ability to be introspective or to restrain themselves from doing harm to society and are quite content violating human rights.”
— Joe Navarro, Narcissist or Psychopath—How Can You Tell?
Tagged: Psychopaths, sociopaths, nomenclature, Disputes About Nomenclature, The Bottom Line
“Social predators live by taking advantage of others. They come in all varieties, shapes, and forms, from every level of society. Some live lawlessly on the streets, mugging people or worse. Others have respectable jobs where they transact mayhem. They see themselves as unrestrained by rules or laws.”
— Joe Navarro, Narcissist or Psychopath—How Can You Tell?
Tagged: Psychopaths, sociopaths, nomenclature, Disputes About Nomenclature, The Bottom Line
“In talking to victims of social predation for more than thirty-five years and in doing research for various books, I found that victims don’t care whether the person who held a knife to their throat or who took their life’s savings is a psychopath or a sociopath. The only thing they care about is recognizing what these individuals are like so they can avoid them or deal with them effectively.”
— Joe Navarro, Narcissist or Psychopath—How Can You Tell?
Tagged: Psychopaths, sociopaths, nomenclature, Disputes About Nomenclature, The Bottom Line
“Anxiety plays tricks. It tells you that everything you feel is serious. Depression paints everything in black and white. Together, they skew perceptions.”
— Lucy Roleff, Let It Be: Using Mindfulness to Overcome Anxiety and Depression
Tagged: Anxiety, Depression, mindfulness, overcoming anxiety, Skewing Perceptions, Cognitive Biases
“It's amazing how you can have this rich and vibrant inner world without hardly anyone knowing. It's like having a secret identity.”
— INFJRamblings
Tagged: INFJ, Being an INFJ, Being an Introvert Is An Advantage, Being An Introvert, Rich Inner Worlds, Quote of the Moment
“A person who keeps their word is incredibly attractive to a morally impoverished narcissist. Individuals with integrity have a wealth of attributes that narcissists feel they can exploit for their own gain.”
— Shahida Arabi, 5 Qualities Malignant Narcissists Look For In Their Victims – And How They Use Them Against You
Tagged: Malignant Narcissism, malignant narcissists, Prey and Predator, Victim and Abuser Dynamic, What Narcissists Look For, How Narcissists Groom Their Targets, Wolves in Sheep's Clothing
“Malignant predators know that a conscientious person will give them the benefit of the doubt, will believe in granting them second chances, and will care about serving the narcissist’s needs even at the expense of their own.”
— Shahida Arabi, 5 Qualities Malignant Narcissists Look For In Their Victims – And How They Use Them Against You
Tagged: Malignant Narcissism, malignant narcissists, Prey and Predator, Victim and Abuser Dynamic, What Narcissists Look For, How Narcissists Groom Their Targets, Wolves in Sheep's Clothing
“ You embrace the ups and downs of the healing journey, knowing that it is all adding to your transformation. You give yourself permission to grieve, to be joyful, to be angry, to be calm – whatever arises, you’re open to it, because you know that processing your emotions in a healthy way is an important part of paving the path back to freedom.”
— Shahida Arabi, 11 Badass Signs You’ve Moved On From Your Narcissistic Ex
Tagged: addictive love, Toxic Love, Healing from Narcissistic Abuse, Moving On, Moving On From An Ex, Narcissistic Abuse, Emotional Liberation, Validating Your Emotions, Emotional Freedom
“You’re actively building yourself up rather than tearing yourself down – and it’s a beautiful thing to witness.”
— Shahida Arabi, 11 Badass Signs You’ve Moved On From Your Narcissistic Ex
Tagged: addictive love, Toxic Love, Healing from Narcissistic Abuse, Moving On, Moving On From An Ex, Narcissistic Abuse
“Instead of being addicted to the chaos, you’re now finding yourself achieving more without it.”
— Shahida Arabi, 11 Badass Signs You’ve Moved On From Your Narcissistic Ex
Tagged: addictive love, Toxic Love, Healing from Narcissistic Abuse, Moving On, Moving On From An Ex, Narcissistic Abuse