@healingbythenumbers_: Welcome to That Was Abuse: Breaking Point. Everything I’m about to share happened over just four days. Four days that ended with the moment I realized: I wasn’t safe. I had no idea what my ex was capable of. And I needed to leave. … Day 3: 6pm That evening, he brought up the flowers. Again. He said I never surprised him. That I didn’t do thoughtful things. And to be honest, he was kind of right. Because over the years? I stopped trying. I used to buy him Lego sets, but unless he picked them himself, they always seemed to be “the wrong ones.” I tried clothes, but his tastes were too specific. And expensive. I tried food, but it made him feel unsupported in his diet. I tried outings, but then I was “wasting our money.” I tried handmade gifts, and he barely looked at them. So eventually, I just stopped. Because no matter what I gave, it never seemed to be enough. And somehow, that was still my fault. I was so tired. I barely even heard his anger anymore. There was still one day left before the breaking point. 💛 Follow along @healingbythenumbers #healingbythenumbers #thatwasabuse #survivorstories #getreadywithme #breakingpoint
Dr. Ruth | That Was Abuse
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Thursday 04 September 2025 22:05:13 GMT
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katiegg567 :
or better they wont allow you to buy anything, you try and try and try and then they complain how you never get them gifts and its like 🤷🏻♀️
2026-08-13 16:34:15
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ChairHair 🍉 7️⃣ :
he hated every gift I got him. they're all collecting dust. I spent months picking them out according to his interests. when I stopped he got even more mad.
2025-09-16 01:47:34
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Tinker Gnomad 🏳️🌈 :
I bought my husband a metal detector because he'd been saying he wanted one. I did the research, picked a good one, and he yelled at me because he actively ignored my birthday a few months prior. He said I only did it to make him look bad. We're alone in the desert and have no friends. There was no one to "make him look bad," in front of.
2025-09-05 01:27:39
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Pamplemousse :
Light bulb moment thanks to this! Same exact dynamic happened in my relationship. My ex had me convinced I was not a generous or caring person, which I didn’t realize I still hold onto until now… Thanks for this.
2025-12-04 14:57:59
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Nicole Hall :
Í didn’t know that was abuse! I was made aware that every surprise/gift/birthday cake/holiday/picnic in the park was a complete disappointment which is why he had a completely disappointing life.
2025-09-08 02:00:35
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GraceFullyYours94 :
Wow... That hit home...
2025-12-02 12:38:19
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da.iceman :
The fact that you are sharing your experiences with us shows your strength.
2025-09-05 07:03:50
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Jennifer :
flowers are the bare minimum.
2025-09-05 00:37:40
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ItsShi’Thead :
See yall in the morning get to bed
2025-09-05 07:11:06
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The Falconry Experience :
Ditto!!
2025-09-05 02:38:49
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Simply.stronger :
Wow, I’ve been following along on your breaking point journey and it is remarkable the things that are exactly the same situations I had experienced prior to me leaving.
2025-09-04 22:38:41
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Simply.stronger :
You explain the experience in a way that I could never seem to explain when talking it through with friends. I knew I felt icky in his presence all of the time but I gaslit myself into believe I was making mountains out of molehills. Literally everything bothered me and I thought I was crazy for being bothered by “normal” behavior
2025-09-04 22:40:47
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appleuser99846739 :
Question— how on earth do you remember this with such clarity? I don’t remember wher happened hour by hour yesterday, and my incidents over years of abuse are a blur…
2026-03-14 22:11:15
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✨️KAY✨ :
🖤
2025-12-05 11:03:06
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🩵Mia🩵 :
😍😍😍
2025-09-23 07:28:07
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Soullessginger :
He bought you dead things that you then had to take care of. Not exactly an unselfish gift. Don’t get me wrong if someone buys me flowers with good intentions I’ll be grateful. They are lovely of course but to be honest flowers mean you have to look for a vase, maybe cut them to fit, add the preservative, clean up the wilted leaves that fall little buy little then thrown them away or press then whatever. It’s just not the most thoughtful gift.
2025-09-04 22:21:13
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B :
I stopped with the gifts the year I was told "you actually did decent this time." I couldn't even be happy about finally doing ok after 10 years. Gave up.
2025-09-04 23:44:36
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NomadicCreative :
The gifts hit hard, substitute Legos for tools and that is my ex. I'm constantly amazed how nice the world is now
2025-09-05 00:19:15
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CDskipper :
Moreeee you’re my mommy shark 🦈
2025-09-04 23:03:43
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mirroredLife 🇨🇦 :
how do you get the WRONG set of Lego? i'm and adult loving Lego girl, my oldest brother also loves Lego, and you literally could not get either one of us the "wrong" set. the fun of Lego is building it, no matter what the set is!
2025-09-30 19:54:11
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derpydino87 :
I am so sorry that this happened to you....and Im sorry for myself too, because Im still in the thick of it.
YOU GIVE ME HOPE
2025-09-08 20:45:24
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Nich Watts, Artist and Nerd :
Jesus, what a piece of work he is
2026-07-21 20:15:44
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