“You don’t know what it’s like, Derek—the way Neil chips away at me. He’ll start to gaslight me, make me feel like I deserved what he did, and I’ll get so confused and broken down and tired that I’ll let him back in out of sheer exhaustion.
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“My three favorite words: You were right.”
― Say You'll Remember Me
― Say You'll Remember Me
“The closest mental health professional was almost an hour away, which meant we usually just dealt with our shit instead of getting help for it.”
― Part of Your World
― Part of Your World
“I didn’t want to block him. Blocking him was engagement. It let him know that I’d noticed he was there”
― Say You'll Remember Me
― Say You'll Remember Me
“Narcissists are the fucking worst.”
― Say You'll Remember Me
― Say You'll Remember Me
“I didn’t get to shut my brain off very often. Most women don’t. The constant situational awareness that we have to practice is exhausting.”
― Say You'll Remember Me
― Say You'll Remember Me
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