Thank you so much for supporting those who feel unseen, unheard and insignificant.
Coercive control is an abuse that can last for decades and the after effects just as long.
It’s a game that starts early on and can involve manipulation of key relationships that portray the perpetrator as a victim in order to isolate you.
You may find yourself being over generous with money due to your empathy towards your loved one’s victim status, over stepping your role in conflict between your loved one and family and feeling a sense of unease in group settings.
You may push the feelings down and brush them off, especially if you’ve been anxious in relationships before. Where there’s a vulnerability there’s a way and this type of perpetrator will exploit it.
But there’s a way out, it’s hard, complex and exhausting. Rebuilding takes time, education and persistence. As a society, I hope once we understand this abuse more that victims won’t have to advocate so hard.
It’s exhausting, confronting and all-consuming but I can’t stop.
I don’t want victims to suffer in silence, to feel that no one cares and there’s no way back to their old self.
Do not let these perpetrators win. Please keep sharing this petition x