Personal  Examples 

This page organizes my writings, screenshots, & audio recordings based on which part of the abuse cycle or recovery process they best fit into. I hope it's useful.
 

THE SECTIONS BELOW:

Love Bombing. Gaslighting. Reactive Abuse. Stonewalling. Cognitive Dissonance. Trauma Bond. Triangulation. Discarding. Hoovering. No Contact. Aftermath. Codependency. PTSD

LOVE BOMBING

• Amazing Woman! (audio)
• Not as Advertised (audio)
• The First 'Date'
• His Future Faking
• Recorded Calls from Hoover 3

GASLIGHTING

• Attacking (audio)
• When You Were an Ass (audio)
• Warning (audio)
• I Feel Stupid (audio)
• Wasn't Allowed
• NEVER Enough
• Pathetic Rants
• Done Chasing    
• Giving Him What He Wants?
• I Didn't Do This to Myself
• Here We Go Again
• Dramatic Bullshit
• He Said What!?  (80+ Quotes)

REACTIVE ABUSE

• My "Crazy Freak Outs" (audio)
• Excuse Me? (audio)
• Damaged Goods (audio)
• Allowed to Be Angry
• Breaking Point
• Decoding His Words +Audio
• Petty, Pissy, & Proud
• Texts

STONEWALLING

• Excuses (audio)
• 'Who does this bitch this she is!?' (audio)
• He Just Drove Away
• His Future Faking
• My Lists for Moving On
• I Broke No Contact

COGNITIVE DISSONANCE

• Reality? (audio)
• Always Believed (audio)
• I Want to Agree (audio)
• How He Fooled Me*
• Endless Uncertainties
• The Real Him
• What Are You??

TRAUMA BOND

• Get Squashed (audio)
• Whatever You Are (audio)
• Ripped to Pieces (audio)
• Love?
• His Speeches
• 1:30 a.m. - Random
• Missing Him

TRIANGULATION

• Talking About Other Women (audio)
• Cheating (audio)
• Discard 1/ Call-log
• Our 2nd First Date 
• Closing a Door

DISCARDING

• I was so excited (audio)
• THE MAIN DISCARD
• Pure Selfishness
• One Year Later

HOOVERING

• "You know I love you" (audio)
• Why I Unblocked Him (audio)
• I'm THAT in (audio)
• Hoovers Are Hell
• Hoover 2
• Hoover 3 — RECORDED CALLS
• Hoover 4
• Hoover 5
• Hoover 5: Part 2
• Hoover 6 (The Dangers of Believing)
• Hoover 7
• Hoover 8
  

NO CONTACT

• When No Contact Got Easier
• Dusting Myself Off
• Reality of No Contact
• Apology Accepted
  

AFTERMATH

• "You were my try again!" (audio)
• Resuming Life
• His Abuse Hurt the Most
• Thanks
• Can't Sleep (blog)
  

CODEPENDENCY

• All I Wanted (audio)
• If I Could Decide His Fate
• Caring For the Careless
• Excessive Guilt
• Misguided Compassion
• Never Enough
  

PTSD

• I'm Scared (audio)
• So Mad (audio)
• Done Chasing
• My Mistakes
• Invalidation & Self-Gaslighting
• Deep Dive
• Understanding
• My Avoidance Symptoms
• My Invasive Symptoms 
• Taking Responsibility for My Life
• Unexpected Happiness