To those who have experienced coercive control and manipulation...

Did it make you feel very anxious and confused? Did you have physical symptoms? Nausea? Shaking?

I appreciate input on this, I know it's hard to talk about.

I'm not in any relationship, just trying to understand what I went through.

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FelicityDavenport · 26-30, F

Only attempted, but yes...anxiety that people were watching me and that I would have disapprovement from my then boyfriend.

Physically? I recall headaches and stomach aches. Friends said, in some way, that I was 'smaller', whatever that meant.

ScreamingFox

@FelicityDavenport thank you for sharing. I'm sorry you know the feeling. Yes I know exactly what you mean by smaller! I felt invisible and like I needed to shrink even more.

FelicityDavenport · 26-30, F

@ScreamingFox Awwww.....

Yes. I just wanted nobody to notice. It does screw your head up. That baggage. I'm second guessing and taking things as negative pointers, if that makes sense? Expecting the worse so I can say to myself 'See? I was right.'; difficult to unlearn.