‘It’s Only Because I Love You’ – This Is What It’s Like To Survive An Emotional Abusive Relationship

I had to return home – all my possessions and my dog were there. I was told that I was not seeing the situation as it was. That, no, they would not seek help, because it was my behaviour that was lacking. I was accused of not just cheating now, but somehow not seeing reality either. I remember the hardly discernible head shakes, the raised eyebrows at friends while I was speaking.