31/10/2026
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. 💜
Domestic violence doesn’t always leave scars you can see. Emotional and psychological abuse can be equally devastating.
Abuse isn’t always physical and sometimes people don’t even recognize they’re experiencing it.
Abuse can look like…
Gaslighting: Making you question your own reality and memories.
Verbal abuse: Constant name calling, insults from putting you down and humiliation.
Emotional manipulation: Using guilt or fear to control your behaviour.
Coercive control: Making you afraid to speak up or make your own decisions.
Silent treatment: Withholding communication as a form of punishment.
Blame shifting: Refusing accountability and making you responsible for their behaviour.
Intimidation: Using threats or anger to make you feel unsafe.
Isolation: Gradually distancing you from friends and family/ support.
Sexual coercion: Pressuring you into sexual activity when you don’t want to.
And something that isn’t talked about enough is what happens when someone has been emotionally broken down for so long that they finally reach their breaking point.
Suddenly….their reaction becomes the focus, while everything that led them there is ignored.
People see the reaction. They don’t always see what happened behind closed doors.
The damage doesn’t necessarily end when the relationship does. Sometimes you’re left trying to rebuild your confidence and learn to trust yourself again.
I’m sharing this because too many people suffer in silence….believing abuse only counts if someone physically hurts them.
You don’t need visible bruises for your pain to be real.
Sometimes the deepest scars are the ones nobody can see.
To anyone going through any of this or trying to thrive on the other side … I SEE YOU!
And if you ever need someone to listen… my inbox is always open.
Please read the comments for our small gesture 💜🎗️
