When Manipulation Dresses Up as Concern — And Never Stops
From the very beginning, this person has been there — not to help, not to support, but to control, confuse, and stir the pot.
🔹 She pushed boundaries.
🔹 She interfered in conversations that weren’t hers to enter.
🔹 She sent mixed messages, carefully calculated to create chaos.
🔹 She made sure the water stayed muddy — so no one could see clearly.
And while I was still trying to make sense of it all…
While my partner had barely left…
While emotions were raw, painful, and fresh…
She swooped in — urgently pushing for divorce and the sale of the house.
Not days. Hours.
Barely time to breathe. Barely time to speak.
There was no space for clarity.
No space for reconciliation.
She didn’t just close the door — she slammed it shut, locked it, and threw away the key… all while claiming to “care.”
And then came the dramatic messages.
“He’s dying.”
“He’s very ill.”
“He doesn’t have long.”
Messages designed to create panic. Guilt. Confusion.
Messages that weren’t true. He wasn’t dying. He isn’t dying.
So… why?
Why the constant need to escalate?
Why the sense of urgency — like something had to be destroyed immediately?
Why the obsession with taking over, rewriting the narrative, pushing for irreversible decisions in moments of pain?
You have to ask yourself:
What is her problem?
What drives someone to interfere to this level?
Is it power?
Jealousy?
A desperate need to control what she never had control over in the first place?
Because this isn’t normal.
This isn’t loving.
This isn’t helpful.
And if you’re reading this thinking, this sounds familiar — please know:
This kind of behavior isn’t just damaging — it’s calculated.
People like this thrive in chaos. They weaponize urgency.
They prevent healing.
They prevent truth from surfacing.
They keep people stuck — by design.
And the question I keep asking myself is this:
When does it ever stop?
When is enough… enough?
It stops when we name it.
It stops when we stop playing along.
It stops when we stop giving them access to our emotions, our peace, and our futures.
This is my line.
This is my truth.
And I will not stay silent about what really happened — or who made sure healing never had a chance to begin.
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— Linda C J Turner
Trauma Therapist | Neuroscience & Emotional Intelligence Practitioner | Advocate for Women’s Empowerment
