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The Rigid Narrative of Survival (opens the original)
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Leaving an abusive relationship often requires secrecy.A Survivor may have to make plans without telling her abuser, withhold information, prepare several steps ahead, or behave as though everything is normal.These actions can feel especially confusing when the abuser is also secretive and calculating, and then accuses the Survivor of doing the same thing.“You’re hiding things too.”“You’re lying too.”“You’re just as manipulative.”On the surface, some of the behaviors may look similar. But the pu
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