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Guilt was the chain,my silence was the pain.
#DarkPoetry #EmotionalAbuse #InnerDarkness #MentalHealth #PoetryLovers
We learn to smile when we’re breaking, agree when we’re angry, and stay quiet when we’re hurting. We adapt, shape-shift, and suppress who we are to keep the peace. But the more we pretend, the harder it becomes to recognize our true self. 💔 #EmotionalAbuse
📣 New Podcast! "Reproductive Coercion A Hidden Form of Abuse Guest, Lynn Stroud" on @Spreaker #abuseawareness #birthcontrolsabotage #coercivecontrol #controllingrelationships #domesticabuse #domesticviolenceawareness #emotionalabuse #healthyrelationships #lynnstroud #mardiwinder #traumainformed
Emotional abuse is devastating. Often, it’s 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦 than physical abuse.
Here’s what researchers at Palo Alto University have found.
PsyPost: Emotional abuse predicts self-loathing more strongly than other childhood traumas www.psypost.org/emotional-ab... #trauma #abuse #emotionalabuse
Getting in touch with underlying needs may take patience—particularly for survivors who learned early that having needs was dangerous, inconvenient, or something to be ashamed of.
#cptsd #complextrauma #conflictresolution #complexptsd #emotionalabuse
The ultimate conversation killer. Is this a plea for emotional validation or a total rejection of reality? When "how I feel" overrides "what is true," finding common ground becomes impossible. #NarcissticAbuse #CoersiveControl #RedFlags #EmotionalAbuse
If someone's abusive while battling an addiction, it’s not “the two of you against the disease.” You do not need to endure abuse in the name of supporting someone.
Addiction is no excuse for abuse.
#cptsd #complextrauma #complexptsd #emotionalabuse #addictionsupport
Forgiveness isn't a guest pass; it’s an exit strategy.
Clearing your heart doesn't require compromising your boundaries. Heal for you, not for them. #NarcissticAbuse #CoersiveControl #RedFlags #EmotionalAbuse
The danger passed, but fear remained; the war was over, yet my body still remembered the pain.
#DarkPoetry #TraumaHealing #EmotionalAbuse #PsychologicalHealing
Where others saw peace, I learned to search for the blade.
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They taught me to distrust before I ever learned to love.
#DarkPoetry #TraumaHealing #EmotionalAbuse #PsychologicalHealing
The danger passed, but fear remained; the war was over, yet my body still remembered the pain.
#DarkPoetry #TraumaHealing #EmotionalAbuse #PsychologicalHealing
My ex traumatized me so bad it worsened the brain injury that gave me #limerance for him in the first place. He knew I was going through the worst time of my life and treated me like shit.
#CPTSD #survivor #braininjury #psychologicalabuse #emotionalabuse #abusesurvivor #trauma #domesticabuse
Tune in Tues, Sept 8th at 8:06am PT for Beverly Engel, LMFT, on her upcoming #book Adult Children of Emotionally Abusive Families on Moments with Marianne Radio Show on KMET1490AM & 98.1 FM, an ABC Talk News Radio Affiliate! www.kmet1490am.com
True closure isn't a gift given by someone else; it’s a boundary you set for yourself. You don't need their honesty to find your peace. You just need your own. #NarcissticAbuse #CoersiveControl #RedFlags #EmotionalAbuse