
Look up intermittent reinforcement and cognitive dissonance. I was manipulated for months, developed a trauma bond and then I was punished for developing the feelings he knew I would develop by doing what he was doing. Add anxious attachment to the mix and it makes leaving even harder. I understand from the outside looking in it is disgusting for someone to allow themselves to be treated like this..I would have left if I could have but I was mentally stuck and my engagement is a result of that
I really do appreciate your kind words but saying that I am proving his point by continuing to respond honestly takes away from them. You can’t blame the victim and hype them up in the same breath, it’s super uncalled for and it shifts the blame from him to me. He is solely responsible for the way he treats others and no one deserves to be treated like that. It doesn’t really matter if I respond or not, but even if it did, none of my responses warrant any of his 🙂
im so sorry I didnt mean to sound like that, its for sure 100% his fault I just felt continuing to interact even after he said that you let him speak to you like that is a point of no return and I’d personally just completely stop and block him but I realize that not everyone is the same and esp trauma/manipulation in relationships can really change your own outlook or self awareness and it doesn’t help that the way I worded it makes it seem like I was agreeing with him and blaming you </3