He used me. He came into my life not with love, but with a plan — one I didn’t see at first. He couldn’t get health insurance on his own due to his age. So he found someone who could give him access to what he needed. That someone was me. He stayed just long… Read More 💔 Used, Abused, and Discarded: When Love Was a Lie with a Strategy
There was a time when success was earned—not taken. A time when your word meant something, and integrity was the currency of character. But in today’s world, those values are often drowned out by a louder, shinier culture of entitlement, where some will stoop to unthinkable depths just to maintain a lifestyle they haven’t earned.… Read More 🎭 Not the Person You Think They Are: When Manipulation Masquerades as Charm
Strangulation is not just a red flag—it’s an alarm bell. It is one of the most dangerous and insidious forms of abuse, and yet, it’s often minimized or misunderstood. When someone puts their hands around your throat, they are not just trying to hurt you—they are showing you they can kill you. It’s a terrifying, calculated demonstration… Read More 🛑 Strangulation: The Silent Threat in Abusive Relationships — And the Dilemma of Warning the Next Victim
🚨 “He’s dying…” Except — he wasn’t. He was lying. Welcome to the world of emotional manipulation and image control — where truth is distorted, and sympathy is weaponized. Because when the truth is threatening to surface, some people will stop at nothing to cover it up. 😢 Faking weakness. Playing victim. Controlling the narrative. There are few things… Read More 🕵️♀️ NOT THE PERSON YOU THINK THEY ARE -🚨 “He’s dying…”
💔 “He’s in love again already?” 💡 Let’s talk about abusers who remarry fast — and what’s really going on. They want you to believe it’s love.That they’ve changed.That you were the problem.But behind the grand gestures and fast-moving romance is a very different story. 🚩 Why the rush? 💥 Because abusers rely on control — not connection.When that control… Read More 📢 NOT THE PERSON YOU THINK THEY ARE
When You’re Wanting More Than They’re Giving Before you internalize their distance or shrink your needs, pause and ask: ❓ Are my needs being heard, even if they’re not always met? Love doesn’t mean constant closeness — but you should feel listened to.If you’re expressing a need and it keeps getting brushed aside… that’s not care. That’s… Read More 💛 Check In With Yourself…
When One Person Wants to Spend More Time Together Than the Other In the glow of something new, it’s natural to want to be with someone.To see them more.To feel connected.To share the little things and the big things.To be part of each other’s day — even in the smallest ways. But what happens when you want… Read More 💛 What’s Healthy in a New Relationship?
I’m Living My Life — So Why Are They Still Watching? Here I am.Minding my own business.Not bothering anyone. 🪴 New friends.🖌️ New hobbies.🌞 New interests.💫 A new way of life. Eight months on, living independently, building peace, embracing joy —I’m healing.I’m learning.I’m working.I’m growing. I’ve built new boundaries, formed meaningful connections, rediscovered who I am,… Read More ✨ Not the Person You Think They Are -I’m Living My Life — So Why Are They Still Watching?
“I Don’t Remember That” — When Gaslighting Disguises Itself as Forgetfulness Over seven years ago, I found myself at breaking point.In France.In tears.In pain.I went to someone I thought I could trust — someone who promised me, “You can come to me for help.” She told me she would speak to him. That I wasn’t alone.… Read More 🧠 Not the Person You Think They Are -“I Don’t Remember That”
Do They Want Him to Go to Prison? At some point, you have to stop and ask yourself:Why do they keep pushing?Why do they keep breaking the law, again and again—knowing full well what the consequences are? It’s almost as if they want him to go to prison.And that’s when things get really disturbing. Because if someone is the subject… Read More 🧩 Not the Person You Think They Are – Do They Want Him to Go to Prison?
Linda C J Turner | Trauma Therapist & Emotional Healing Specialist 