• velma@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    23 days ago

    I’m sorry you were in that situation and congrats on getting out!

    That was a really responsible counselor. It’s very dangerous to attend therapy or counseling with abusive partners because they end up learning new ways of manipulating their victims.

    I only started to realize the situation I was in after I had my kid. Having the perspective of seeing how I was treated through their eyes helped me finally leave. I’ve never been happier :)

    • SharkWeek@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      23 days ago

      Yeah, that was definitely one of the final nails in the coffin, looking back.

      Well done to you, too - getting through that sort of emotional meatgrinder is harder than most people think. I hope you and your sprog are doing well now :-)