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Isabelle's avatar

I really resonate with this. I remember shredding all of my journals, such personal, wonderful journals from moments in my life like taking a one way trip to Hawaii, camping on the beach- things I will never read again. All because I didn’t want him to read something that would trigger him. I deleted my instagram which was a photographic journal of my life, so that he wouldn’t get triggered. It’s so sad.

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Shadows of Control's avatar

It's awful that you lost all those precious records just to protect yourself. I'm so sorry that was your experience 😔

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Karal Guidubaldi's avatar

Omg this is IT! I even got a “message” from the old man… it says that “you are going to be f*cked up now “…

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Shadows of Control's avatar

How unnerving to receive a message like that! 😩

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Sonsie's avatar

This is so on point. Thank you for sharing. Hoping everyone who needs this message stumbles across it. It's amazing how far survivors will try and justify this insanity to themselves. This kind of behaviour in a relationship should never be okay. Squishy hugs

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