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<blockquote data-quote="BloodiedButUnbowed" data-source="post: 721311" data-attributes="member: 13303"><p>Thanks for all the friendly and supportive words. They mean a lot.</p><p></p><p>I am taking it day by day.</p><p></p><p>YS moved to a rehab floor and the focus is now on gaining his strength. The psychiatric piece is also being addressed more and more. He is where he needs to be. He is healing.</p><p></p><p>SO and I are communicating a little better now. This is also part of a pattern. It does not necessarily mean that a page has been turned. She will abuse and then behave more rationally for a time. It is the classic cycle.</p><p></p><p>She has never struck me. She has been physically threatening and menacing but has never touched me in anger. The incident I mentioned earlier is the closest she has come. She wanted me to leave the room and swung her arm out and around, coming very close to striking me.</p><p></p><p>I believe she meant that as intimidation which is frankly almost as bad.</p><p></p><p>I can see that rationally but in my heart it is different. Anyone who comes from a dysfunctional family understands what that is like.</p><p></p><p>If she ever actually hit me it would be over right then. There would be no doubt in my mind.</p><p></p><p>Emotional and verbal abuse, and even physical intimidation, is easier to justify unfortunately, particularly during such a difficult time.</p><p></p><p>There are a lot of skeletons falling out of many closets in the wake of YS' attempt and many chickens flying home to roost. My new favorite saying: when the chickens come home to roost expect a lot of chicken <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/2012/censored2.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":censored2:" title="censored2 :censored2:" data-shortname=":censored2:" />!!</p><p></p><p>I am safe and okay. I'll keep checking in.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BloodiedButUnbowed, post: 721311, member: 13303"] Thanks for all the friendly and supportive words. They mean a lot. I am taking it day by day. YS moved to a rehab floor and the focus is now on gaining his strength. The psychiatric piece is also being addressed more and more. He is where he needs to be. He is healing. SO and I are communicating a little better now. This is also part of a pattern. It does not necessarily mean that a page has been turned. She will abuse and then behave more rationally for a time. It is the classic cycle. She has never struck me. She has been physically threatening and menacing but has never touched me in anger. The incident I mentioned earlier is the closest she has come. She wanted me to leave the room and swung her arm out and around, coming very close to striking me. I believe she meant that as intimidation which is frankly almost as bad. I can see that rationally but in my heart it is different. Anyone who comes from a dysfunctional family understands what that is like. If she ever actually hit me it would be over right then. There would be no doubt in my mind. Emotional and verbal abuse, and even physical intimidation, is easier to justify unfortunately, particularly during such a difficult time. There are a lot of skeletons falling out of many closets in the wake of YS' attempt and many chickens flying home to roost. My new favorite saying: when the chickens come home to roost expect a lot of chicken :censored2:!! I am safe and okay. I'll keep checking in. [/QUOTE]
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