The argument replayed in my head for three days straight.Not because I couldn't let it go. Because I was trying to figure out if I was crazy.My partner had twisted the conversation so many times by...
Category: dear diary
The Betrayal That Finally Made Me See My Own Toxicity
I spent years cataloging his toxicity.Every manipulation. Every lie. Every time he twisted my words until I questioned my own memory.I kept a mental inventory of all the ways he was the problem.Then...
The Heartbreak You Don’t See Coming: When You Realize You Were Just Being Used
I need to tell you something that most people won't say out loud.There's a specific kind of heartbreak that doesn't announce itself with dramatic fights or explosive betrayals. It arrives quietly, in...
Stop Telling Trauma Survivors to “Let It Go”
I need to say something that's going to make some people uncomfortable.The healing culture we've built is gaslighting survivors.You've heard it before. Someone shares their experience with...
L-O-V-E
The love bomb and the discard. The devaluation cycle. You go from on top of the world to the gutter really quick. A little bit of bread crumbing in the middle to give you hope. Just a tiny taste of the love they used to feed you. Scraps really. And it almost seemed like they … Continue reading L-O-V-E
Narcissistic Abuse
Mission Control
It's been a while since I've had the chance to write. I take that back, I've had chances, but I was distracted. There are things I don't share about my life (shocking, eh?) I'm generally an open book but it's not that I want privacy. It's the fact that I hide my shame. I'm filled … Continue reading Mission Control