It me

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-looking over your shoulder every 2 seconds

-panicking and staring at the door every time you hear footsteps outside

-”don’t speak don’t say anything just take it and don’t make it worse”

-being too scared to ask for permission to do anything and then not getting anything done

-someone raises their voice a little and everything just goes to “IM SORRY PLEASE DON’T YELL AT ME IM SORRY IM SORRY IM SORRY P LEASE DONT YELL”

i’ve been an adult for two years now and i STILL live in this hell hole. you know why? CONTROL. you can’t just walk out of the house and never look back like they do on tv. it doesn’t work that way. you take documents with you (that, if your parents are anything like mine, are locked up tight in a safe), you have to have enough money and a stable job and a place to go (which most victims are unable to get jobs due to mental/physical health or parent control), you have to move all your things out of their name (phone, car, etc). the list goes on. don’t you dare tell an adult victim that they’re just “not helping themselves”. i’m tired of hearing it.

adult victims of abusive parents: your abuse is still valid and i promise you there are those of us who understand and care.