12/06/2024
People in coercive and controlling relationships, rarely know they are in one, or the danger they are in.
Coercive behaviour is against the law, itâs recognised as a criminal offence.
Itâs real, lives are taken far too soon every day because of it.
Are you covering up whatâs really happening, because you think you are the problem?
Convincing yourself itâll be ok and itâll get better if you try harder?
Or feel that youâll get in trouble, so keep quiet to avoid a reaction?
It doesnât matter what you do, what you say or who you become.
If your partner doesnât or canât look at their own behaviour, then nothing can change.
You are not the problem.
Nothing you do, will ever be enough.
You may not know how to get out?
You may think, theyâre about to change so why give up now?
They usually make you dependent upon them, so you canât see a way out.
When you want to leave, they may promise to change, become loving and remind you of why youâre with them.
But that wonât last for long.
Itâs called love bombing, itâs done to keep you under their control and confuse you.
They isolate you from people who love you, so they have ultimate control.
Did they love you for who you were when they met you, but then expect you to change completely?
Are they controlling what you wear, who you see, what you think and how to feel?
You were chosen because you have a big heart, youâre understanding, kind, considerate and compassionate.
You cannot see the âbadâ in people and believe if you change, then the person youâre with, will be happy and then you will be happy too.
But then there will always be something else that annoys them ⊠and then something else and thatâs the start of the cycle.
Nothing is ever enough.
They donât love you, this is not love, this is control.
They want to take everything they see in you, away from you.
Because they donât have it.
Donât be a statistic, donât push your friends and family away who love you.
Let Alannah show you what can happen, if you trust the wrong person.
Their control only works, if you donât share whatâs happening.
Thatâs how they trap you.
You may not know who to trust anymore?
Because you may have been told over and over again, nobody loves you, you are useless, crazy, worthless, lazy, fat, thin, stupid, clumsy, ugly, that nobody else would want you, that nobody would ever treat you better, that youâll have no home, no money.
If there is someone telling you what youâre living with isnât right, isnât normal and offer to help you - please trust them.
It may not make sense at the time, but it will later.
Once you are no longer under their control, you will begin to see clearly again.
Let Alannahâs voice be heard, donât let her beautiful light be put out completely, without reason.
Let her shine on by guiding and steering you to safety.
Donât leave your friends and family heartbroken, desperately wishing they had done more.
Donât suffer in silence, you are not alone đ€
Emeline Hartley â€ïž