things i know how to do but shouldnât know at all because of abuse:
how to walk silently
how to appear calm while in a huge panic/depressed/anxious
how to cry silently
how to dissociate quickly when abuse happens or trauma resurfaces
how to defend my parents and excuse them even though i know itâs wrong
how to lie really well (although i try not to use it around people i care about)
staying stoic in the face of people throwing fits/screaming at me
doing physical work even if iâm injured or dissociated/depressed, and not stopping if iâm injured (the internal thought surrounding this is that i canât stop, because if i do iâll be yelled at again, and everyone will see me as weak and theyâll use it against me)
knowing peopleâs footsteps and being able to identify them over loud sounds
knowing the sounds of someone returning home like keys in a lock, cars stopping (even over loud noises)
sensing peopleâs emotions especially if theyâre angry because that means they could lash out at me next
repressing emotions/trauma
turning any sort of emotion into anger
#Me2.
Only I know them from an abusive husband.
I could sense him coming from Miles away...
It felt like Electricity.













