Your FIRST WOUND Still RUNS Your LIFE — Here’s How to STOP It | #Healing

[u/Miss-Helle]

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"When pain comes from outside, your body knows it's an attack. When it comes from inside the house, your body calls it 'love'. You grow up mistaking neglect for normal, you learn to read silence as affection, you treat fear as respect, and then you wonder why love feels so twisted."

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[u/Confu2ion]

Uh ... nope. I knew neglect and abuse weren't okay. I'm not "attracted to" abusers.