Thank you BTH. This forum is getting down to brass tacks and I think you have the beginning of a LW 12 step recovery program.
[*] I had finally admitted and recognized the abuse that I was in
[*] I had pondered long and deep about my condition and knew it was not getting better
[*] I had developed my plan to leave enough times in my mind that I knew it would work
[*] I executed my plan to leave
[*] I found a safe haven, almost a halfway house to make the transition
[*] I was prepared for the attempts to get me back and recriminate me
[*] I relied on my convictions and beliefs, even from my 4 yr old experience
[*] I sought help and meaning along the way and remained determined
For me my exit was sudden, unexpected, and took less than a second for my eyes to open wide--then all the red flags that had been waving came home to roost--all those years--realizing my mind and life had been hijacked when I was so very young. I don't know why there are people who have the need to control the lives of others to their own benefit but it is sickening.
Leah Remini's documentary--I hope--is opening eyes. There needs to be education for our young--it was just too damn easy to be fooled. I think we should start a commission of sorts--just for that purpose. The thought that charlatans and narcissists can do this with such ease is is disturbing. It isn't that just some are gullible--we are all gullible and Facebook proves that. But to know how to step back and evaluate with a set of reality checks -- I scarce think the LW would have lasted as long--and G and M would not have been able to trick so many people. It is criminal--it is just evil--evil.
[*] I had finally admitted and recognized the abuse that I was in
[*] I had pondered long and deep about my condition and knew it was not getting better
[*] I had developed my plan to leave enough times in my mind that I knew it would work
[*] I executed my plan to leave
[*] I found a safe haven, almost a halfway house to make the transition
[*] I was prepared for the attempts to get me back and recriminate me
[*] I relied on my convictions and beliefs, even from my 4 yr old experience
[*] I sought help and meaning along the way and remained determined
For me my exit was sudden, unexpected, and took less than a second for my eyes to open wide--then all the red flags that had been waving came home to roost--all those years--realizing my mind and life had been hijacked when I was so very young. I don't know why there are people who have the need to control the lives of others to their own benefit but it is sickening.
Leah Remini's documentary--I hope--is opening eyes. There needs to be education for our young--it was just too damn easy to be fooled. I think we should start a commission of sorts--just for that purpose. The thought that charlatans and narcissists can do this with such ease is is disturbing. It isn't that just some are gullible--we are all gullible and Facebook proves that. But to know how to step back and evaluate with a set of reality checks -- I scarce think the LW would have lasted as long--and G and M would not have been able to trick so many people. It is criminal--it is just evil--evil.