((((Dop))))
I had to take some time to collect myself here. You articulated an experience that I had years ago and like you it wasn't the biggest or the baddest....not even close.
Looking back I have no idea what I experienced but the closest I can come is what Pernell refers to as a paradigm shift. Dr Phil would call it a defining moment. I was not the same person before as after.
My situation was with Ward and it was something he said...not anything he did. And like you I have always felt that he just does what he does without any malice toward me, but this felt different. And I have never felt the same security since.
I regrouped and we have been together for 21 years. It is almost as though I lost my innocence, if you get my drift. And like you said...POOF, the hurt was gone. But I knew something that I never knew before.
This doesn't have to be the end, but that may be exactly what it is. It wasn't for me, but it was close. One thing I do know is I was wiser.
Hugs,
JT