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No one knows our abuser better than we know them ourselves. Therefore, it’s time to switch the power dynamic and put it back into a survivor’s hands.

Stop Dumbing Down Victims of Abuse
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Michelle Jaqua

·Nov 6, 2020

This is so true. I knew my ex-husband inside and out. Everyone thought he was charming, because he socialized well. I knew who he was on the inside, because he showed his true self once the doors were closed.

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