hey. i can relate to many things u wrote, and i hope to be able to help u, at least a bit.
u obviously are not an a**hole. because an a**hole woudlnt think that way. happening to repetively find oneself in abusive relationships is something some of us know way too much about. given how u mentioned ur family, who u cant talk to, i think u are a new member for our cptsd club. this forum has other broken people (apart from myself), who can also relate and understand u.
read this topic and see if some puzzle pieces fall in place.
also welcome to wrong planet.
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sanity is a prison. insanity is doom. is there a third option, please?
beware the ire of the patient ones!
and if i walk away, who is gonna stay? i believe to make the world be a better place.