No one trashes your name better than the person who is terrified that you are going to tell people the truth. The loudest attacks often come from the people who have the most to hide. When someone knows their actions wouldn't survive honesty, they start rewriting the story before anyone else can tell it. They paint themselves as the victim, twist facts to fit their narrative, and hope that if they speak first and loud enough, nobody will question them.
When someone knows ur facing one of the hardest times of your life and still chooses to disrespect you or add to your stress, something darker is at play.. Cruelty in moments of deep vulnerabilitv is intentional. And when a person can hurt yu knowing how fragile yu are,that kind of betrayal changes how yu see them forever.