This is one of the effects of abuse. We find ourselves doing things we wouldn’t normally do — like exaggerating or straight up lying — in order to stay alive. Sometimes our behavior even looks like our abuser’s behavior, which only complicates and confuses our own role in the whole mess.
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Storyteller, social worker, solo parent. Fan of triads and alliteration. Believer that we’re all out here doing our best. Find me on FB @courtneycwrites
