by Mira Cheruto (Author)
A book written for and by lay person to make sense of the craziness in her relationship, the journey of self education and self preservation. The acknowledgment and shame of being emotional abused time and time again, not walking away sooner. Learning to cover the hurt and the pain with destructive methods - alcohol, incessantly scrolling social media, distancing from family and friends. The vicious cycle of abuse, the outbursts of hate, then calm, followed by crescendo of abuse getting louder and louder, the pain inflected on the soul, mind and heart growing. The revelation of the monster you love, is someone you do not know capable of inflecting pain by hateful words. The minimization of the pain inflected, the blame games, the manipulation, the gaslighting.