The Recovery Room
I spent years not having words for what was happening to me. I just knew something was wrong: in my body, in the way I braced myself, in the fog I couldn't shake.
This space is where I write about all of it. The gaslighting. The trauma bonding. The reason you can't just leave. The way he'd flip every conversation until you were the one apologizing. The slow erosion of trusting your own mind.
If you're here, something brought you. Trust that.
Start anywhere. Read what feels close. You don't have to have it figured out yet.
Where to Find Support for Emotional Abuse (Especially If You're Not Ready to Tell Anyone)
When you're in it, you can't name it. That's the cruelest part. You know something is wrong you can feel it in your body, in the way you hold your breath when you hear his car in the driveway but you don't have words for it yet.
How Can I Recognize Signs of Gaslighting? (Start Here)
You don't Google "am I being gaslighted" unless something already feels wrong.
The Books That Helped Me Understand What Happened to Me
When you're in it, you can't name it. That's the cruelest part. You know something is wrong you can feel it in your body, in the way you hold your breath when you hear his car in the driveway but you don't have words for it yet.