Originally Posted by
justrae83 
It's crappy how much he messed up my head all these years.
Rae,
I was disturbed by how my A continued to erode my self-esteem. The little cutting comments that were directed towards me.
Then I realized, that I had given my A the power to erode my self-esteem. I accepted the unacceptable behavior, over, and over, and over.
I think that was a turning point in my recovery. Looking at how I had allowed myself to be treated that way.