In an abusive relationship, you slowly learn to disappear—to tuck away your own wants, your own voice, and shape yourself around their every need Abusive Relationship Quote

 

In an abusive relationship, you slowly learn to disappear—to tuck away your own wants, your own voice, and shape yourself around their every need.

At first, you make small concessions, thinking it’s just compromise, just part of being close to someone. But gradually, bit by bit, you’re giving up parts of yourself you didn’t even realize were slipping away.

You start to anticipate their moods, adjust to their preferences, molding yourself into whatever keeps the peace.

After a while, it becomes second nature to erase yourself, like an instinctive response you don’t even question. Then one day, you look around and can’t tell where they end and you begin.

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