Status Updates From When Loving Him Is Hurting ...

So far very weary and wary of the frequent use of “healthy/unhealthy” and immature” instead of biblical sin language, and with Scripture being slapped on for the occasional and sloppy proof text—

But my faith is restored slightly by his beautiful passage Naomi and learning to trust God again after pain and loss. I’ll keep reading.

[Reading for a friend, not myself, promise!]

This chapter was very interesting as it talked about secondary abuse. I had been making excuses for friends and family in how they interact positively with my abusive ex. I see now that their support of him turns into a form of abuse against me. It helped me to understand why I was so hurt by these actions.

This chapter was so spot on as it explains the difficulty women face in trying to explain their abusive situations to family and friends, when their husbands are so well liked and have great personalities and charisma toward others.

The chapter on Narcissistic Victim Syndrome/PTSD was very enlightening. I have been diagnosed with both, though as the book explains, the former is not yet a clinical diagnosis. I was very pleased to see the author knew about NVS, and took the time to research, understand, and explain it.