Hello World, indeed! I have no idea how many (or few) followers this blog is likely to attract, but I do want to say right out that I am not an expert on anything I discuss – no letters behind my name whatsoever. The only qualification I have, other than school leaver stuff, is experience. Oh, and many many years ago I did a year-long psychological counselling course and got an A+; it is true I have done a fair bit of counselling.
This blog is written from the heart, and from knowledge learned from the “hard school of knocks”, as they say. I have also done a lot of reading up and watching videos by certified experts, all of which made a lot of things fall into place for me. I now understand why someone can be a victim of sexual abuse and/or narcissism/psychopathy over and over again, for example. I now understand the misery I went through in my marriage, the love bombing followed by withdrawal of affection/sex, the silent treatments, the gaslighting, etc – and am proud to say that my knowledge and understanding has led me to a place of saying, “Ohhhh! I get it! It wasn’t me! I’m okay, and since he is mentally crippled, I can forgive him too.”
I am still working on no longer being a people-pleaser. Lol!
Anyway, here’s where I shall express myself openly. Welcome, one and all! Please don’t be abusive. I’ve been abused a goodly percentage of my life, one way or another, and I’m not accepting it any more. 🙂
Thank you for reading!