Especially After You Show Your Abuser The Scars You Have And They Force You To Relive Them Constantly - Tumblr Posts

Being abused by an intimate ex-partner who tells people that you’re a bad person is being stripped of your validity of feeling pain.

I have this ever-growing feeling inside of me that I need to prove to people that I’m being abused and I’m worthy of their consideration. I need them to trust me, please, and maybe I’ll allow myself to be a victim too.

I gave people glimpses my old scars and opening them up so I can convince them that I bleed.

I dug a knife under my skin, “I swear that I’m human, can’t you see? Can’t you see? Why can’t you see me?”