One crazy-making ally-obtaining tactic of an abuser: simultaneous scorn and imitation

Our thanks to Rebecca Davis for submitting this post. It was written with the permission of the abuse survivor whose story it is. *** When Lydia was young she was very creative, and the other girls at school liked to copy her creative ideas. She didn’t like being copied, but her mother assured her, “Imitation… Continue reading One crazy-making ally-obtaining tactic of an abuser: simultaneous scorn and imitation

Thursday Thought — The Slow Build of Harm

Update added March, 2025. Lundy Bancroft has now been exposed as a predator. Any red lettering in the post below is part of this update. [End of March, 2025 update.] Your partner has too many rules. There are all kinds of things that have to be done just so, in the way he considers correct,… Continue reading Thursday Thought — The Slow Build of Harm