I was sexually abused as a child and then again as a teenager / young adult by a therapist I went to for the childhood sexual abuse. I didn’t even know he was abusing me. He convinced me this “method” of therapy is the only thing that would heal me. He manipulated, lied to and brainwashed me over the course of 8 years. I’m recovering slowly. I have bad days, horrible days and some better days. Abuse isn’t always violent, it isn’t always terrifying in the moment but it’s always damaging. The terror shows up later, the pain seeps through in ways we aren’t even aware of. But there are brighter days ahead. Time is consistent, it’s reliable and it always passes. You are not alone ❤️