People pleaser.
Chicken.
Baby.
Loser.
Bitch.
All names I have been called, all while avoiding conflict. But I can't explain that, can I? Not without getting asked the inevitable "why".
Why do I avoid conflict?
The answer is simple. I could just say it. "I was emotionally abused and conflict makes me anxious" .
But that'll just make the names worse. They wouldn't understand. They never do. To them, emotional abuse is just name calling, a broken heart, hurt feelings. To them, it's scars can't possibly cut as deep as those from physical or sexual abuse.
They'll never understand that conflict sends me spiraling into a never ending loop of what ifs. The panic attacks conflict cause that makes my nails cut into my hands and things around me to end up broken.
But they'll never know.
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Emotional abuse is still abuse
RandomThis is for everyone who's ever been emotionally abused. You're not alone. Feel free to send me your stories. They will be added to this book with your consent. TW: ABUSE AND BAD THINGS LIKE SELF HARM Amazing cover by @lilgalaxyclikkie
