“I spent too many years walking on eggshells”

“I knew something was wrong, but I didn’t understand why”

“I felt like I was in a cult with an intoxicating guru, yet I was the only member, making it all the more difficult to get out:

“He had me convinced to the core that all of my ‘trust issues’ were due to my dysfunctional childhood”

“All of my energy was spent keeping up and keeping the peace. I had nothing left, making it impossible to see what was really going on”

“He has called me every name in the book. When I’m trying to find a certain email, I’ll search words like bitch or whore”

“He used to accuse me of cheating on him, lying, stealing from him. I had no idea he was projecting his own behaviors onto me”

“I never knew what to expect”

“Hearing the car door slam and his footsteps approaching instantly made me nauseated”

“My whole body reacts when a text from him comes in”