08/07/2024
Being screamed at in a relationship is not normal.
Being criticized is not normal.
Being belittled is not normal.
Being controlled is not normal.
Being manipulated or coerced is not normal.
When abuse is all you’ve known, it feels normal.
But it is not.
You deserve normal.
Normal is feeling safe.
Normal is having autonomy
Normal is having security.
Normal is feeling strong.
Normal is experiencing mutual respect.
Normal is being loved to a degree that feeds your very soul.
Abuse, though devastatingly common, is not normal.
Once you experience normal, you’ll wonder how you ever lived without it.
~ Emily Elizabeth Anderson
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