Stepping Into the Fear

I lived with #domesticabuse and #narcisisticabuse for 10 years and 5 years post divorce.

Taking the steps to love myself and speak my truth.

[Stepping Into the Fear @StepIntoFear]

Courage is not the absence of fear.

Courage is accepting the discomfort of seeing clearly.

I have courage to speak my truth.

#domesticviolence #narcissisticabuse #AbusiveRelationship #thriving #selflove #Courage

[Dr. Jessica Taylor @DrJessTaylor]

If you’re in a relationship with someone who punches doors or walls, (or punches holes in walls during arguments), I’m here to say that they are violent, intimidating, abusive and dangerous. They do it on purpose.

It’s not normal. It’s not acceptable.

[Nate Postlethwait @nate_postlethwt]

Let’s take a minute and celebrate the sensitive, tenderhearted survivors who have been able to show up and care for others even though those who were meant to care for them, hurt them. That’s some hero shit right there.

[marie skou @marie_skou]

It's not consent, when women are terrified to say no.

It's not free speech, when women are silenced.

It's not justice, when women are afraid to report.

It's not human rights, when women are unprotected.

It's not rocket science, why women have had enough.

[Stepping Into the Fear @StepIntoFear]

@_p_rittenhouse My own home with my violent ex husband.

[Akilah Hughes @AkilahObviously]

Schools “can’t enforce masks” but sure did enforce not letting us wear shorts or spaghetti straps.

[Ryan Daigler - Exposing Narcissistic Abuse 🚩🚩 @Ryan_Daigler]

#Narcissist parents will praise their #scapegoat child to their friends to look like good parents,
but in private,
the child is abused and belittled to confusion and depression.

This camouflages the reality of what’s really going on and cuts the child off from support.

[marie skou @marie_skou]

I'm sick of bad excuses for violent men. Even after a woman is killed they find a way to blame her.

She should have left him sooner.

She should have reported him again.

She must have pushed a good man too far.

Anything but the truth. There is no excuse for killing a woman.

[Stepping Into the Fear @StepIntoFear]

This.

Now I watch him play victim when our children speak of the abuse.

It is so gross.

#narcissisticabuse

[Caroline 🦋 @grow_your_wings]

When people think of domestic abuse, the first thing that comes to mind is verbal abuse & physical assault.

Financial abuse occurs just as frequently according to research.

Learn to identify #FinancialAbuse for your own safety & security.

#narcissisticabuse #DomesticAbuse

[Stepping Into the Fear @StepIntoFear]

@exwifeofthenarc Me too! Every single year. This year I refused to open any messages during my holidays.

[Caroline 🦋 @grow_your_wings]

Gaslighting is a form of emotional abuse.

Never let anyone make you believe otherwise.

#Gaslighting #narcissisticabuse #Narcissist #NPD #psychologicalabuse

[Nate Postlethwait @nate_postlethwt]

Distance yourself from people who consistently trigger your childhood wounds and dismiss your request for different behavior when you attempt to explain their impact.

[Andrew Campbell @amcampbell84]

I always cringe when people say, “children will bounce back”. Well…some don’t…and why should they have to? This is a child not a basketball.

[feminist next door @emrazz]

You know who always lies about rape? Rapists.

[Stepping Into the Fear @StepIntoFear]

@therealCasey77 5.5 years for me and I agree. I did not know I could be so happy. When I was married I had resigned myself to misery. So grateful I left.

[narcissist_survivor® @NSurvivor]

You did not "play a part" in your own abuse.

[Stepping Into the Fear @StepIntoFear]

@emily_saves I will follow your example. Thank you

[Stepping Into the Fear @StepIntoFear]

@ActivelyHealing Yes

[Andrew Campbell @amcampbell84]

It’s never been fear of further harm to me that’s kept me quiet in the past. It’s always been concern for those I love most. Perps often use threats to those we love to keep us quiet. They’re awful. It’s time more of these perps were pulled from the shadows & out into the light.

[Stepping Into the Fear @StepIntoFear]

@emily_saves I am glad you shared this. New supply in my life currently is inserting the kids in drama, body shaming my daughters, and telling them I take all their dad's money.... he owes me over $7000 in back child support currently. She won't stop and it is getting to me too.