THE WITCH OF PLYMOUTH
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Alice :
DV family dynamic for me unfortunately. Woke up to it all 2 years ago and still dealing with it all currently. Trauma therapy has helped process things and has been the best thing that’s happened in 2026 tbh. I definitely worry I’ll go into dating and end up in another abusive dynamic.
2026-11-08 12:51:49
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Tami Green | Master Coach :
Thank you for saying that abuse can repeat when the pattern feels familiar. It helps people see it is not their fault, and that breaking the cycle is possible.
2026-11-05 18:44:26
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being abused once just primed me for more abuse. either going back to what’s familiar or thinking i’ve been able to avoid abuse only to be abused by someone else in the opposite manner to what happened to me originally
2026-11-05 15:17:05
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chronicallyaj :
I relate to this so so much! Also the first time i went to the police about an ex (I was 20, he was 35) one officer told me “it won’t be the last time you’re in a relationship like this”. I did so much therapy, finished uni, did everything I could to learn about abuse and I still kept repeating the cycle over & over again. It’s only this year I’ve started to learn how to trust my intuition again, to watch behaviour over words, to see my childhood clearly and also to realise it was never my fault that they treated me that way!
2026-11-06 13:54:00
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Lua loba :
Also most often victims of childhood abuse conflate love and abuse
2026-11-05 18:19:23
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adolley99 :
We know how to survive in the situations we are used to. Looking for familiarity feels “safer” to our subconscious than a type of relationship you haven’t experienced before (aka a healthy one). These issues are so deep rooted and so need to be spoken about more. Thank you for sharing this part of your journey 💖
2026-11-05 17:05:05
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Gracie Moon 🌜🌛 :
I also think it’s important for people to understand that the perfect victim doesn’t exist!! 😭 ps you literally said that seconds after I typed this. Thank you for being so outspoken on this app, when people try to shame others for coming out about their stories
2026-11-05 15:19:44
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Divine Sol Tarot 🌞 :
This right here .. Also understanding that abuse doesn’t always look the same. You can leave an abusive relationship and tell yourself you’ll never let that happen to you again and convince yourself that this is exactly what abuse looks like. No two abusers are created equal. The same yet different. (Oh they are not like my last partner they don’t do this and this) Meanwhile it’s still abuse. Until you’ve experienced abuse you cannot begin to understand how confusing it can be. They are capable of completely distorting your reality to the point they could convince you that what you KNOW you ate for breakfast is in fact not what you ate. They will convince you that you are insane. It can happen to anyone even the most strong minded and strong willed individuals even people that are educated on what abuse looks like. Their aim is to confuse and break you down. Decentering men will save your life. Without that time away I never would’ve realised the signs were there from day 1. I was just incredibly young and incredibly vulnerable. Patterns of abuse do exist and they are taught to us for a reason but it takes an incredible amount of strength to learn to recognise and accept what you see. Nobody should ever make anyone feel ashamed for experiencing abuse. It can happen to anyone and it can definitely happen more than once.
2026-11-05 17:47:03
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💜 𝐶𝑜𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑠ℎ 𝐷𝑜𝑟𝑦 💜 :
I'm really glad you finally realised. im still healing
2026-11-06 17:43:19
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