things i know how to do but shouldn’t know at all because of abuse:
how to walk silently
how to appear calm while in a huge panic/depressed/anxious
how to cry silently
how to dissociate quickly when abuse happens or trauma resurfaces
how to defend my parents and excuse them even though i know it’s wrong
how to lie really well (although i try not to use it around people i care about)
staying stoic in the face of people throwing fits/screaming at me
doing physical work even if i’m injured or dissociated/depressed, and not stopping if i’m injured (the internal thought surrounding this is that i can’t stop, because if i do i’ll be yelled at again, and everyone will see me as weak and they’ll use it against me)
knowing people’s footsteps and being able to identify them over loud sounds
knowing the sounds of someone returning home like keys in a lock, cars stopping (even over loud noises)
sensing people’s emotions especially if they’re angry because that means they could lash out at me next
repressing emotions/trauma
turning any sort of emotion into anger
#Me2.
Only I know them from an abusive husband.
I could sense him coming from Miles away...
It felt like Electricity.















