The Tale of the Bully and the Betrayer: The Perfect Match
It’s never-ending, but it’s no longer Sov’s circus. So, best wishes to the bully and the betrayer – there was never a more perfect match.
If No One Is Around To Receive It, Is It Still Abuse?
I’ve been so mad at myself over this particular situation because I had such an opportunity to stop abuse in its tracks – but I didn’t.
How Did I Allow This to Happen?
When I listen to the recordings that I made during this torture, it makes me so incredibly sick. How did I allow this to happen?
Honesty Is Expensive, Don’t Expect It from Cheap People
She wanted so badly for all people to be inherently good, but really, they’re not. There are people who do horrible things, literally just do horrible things.
Hell Hath No Fury Like a Narcissist Denied
If you defy their will then be prepared to feel their wrath because hell hath no fury like a Narcissist denied.
Et Tu, Brute?
We have been conditioned to believe that the only real abuse is the physical kind. That’s certainly the most obvious, but it doesn’t mean it’s the most painful.
What’s Mine Is Mine And What’s Yours Is Mine
I realize that this is just one of the many micro-managing control tactics that I was allowing him to do, but it’s a total mind-F because you doubt yourself.
If I Was Sick, I Was Completely Useless
It could be a headache or a cold – all things that inhibit your ability to fully cater to his or her needs. This causes the abuser to suffer a “narcissistic injury.”
Shout Out to The Person Who Wanted to Erase My Memory
We need to know that we’re not alone, we’re not stupid or weak, we just couldn’t see the relationship for what it was and we didn’t have the voice to speak. It takes time, courage, and the help of friends to open our eyeballs.
The House of Cards
I sometimes feel that if I actually stood up for myself, even at 8 years old, my family would have cowered. I will never know if that’s true, but it feels like that now. It was like a house of cards that I could have knocked down so easily if I knew my real power.