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"Many times in my life I've faced the agonizing truth about a particular relationship I was in. Since I am telling the truth about those relationships, I must also reveal how I stayed in them on purpose!"

By Catherine Davis Date: 12.16.16

Many times in my life I've faced the agonizing truth about a particular relationship I was in. Since I am telling the truth about those relationships, I must also reveal how I stayed in them on purpose! I suffered from abandonment issues all of my life up until late mid-life; that is why I found it hard to let those people go there on way, and I could have been able to go my own way too!

Staying in a what we used to call, "A dysfunctional relationship", was easier than confrontations of any kind! So I thought! It's funny (ironic) to me now that I could feel my strength being sifted while I was in those toxic relationships, but I never wanted to leave them. I didn't want to lose their love!

Unfortunately, there were even times where I was the person who needed to leave but I stuck around leaning on that person for help. I was a needy person in my early 20's. I was not; however, mean or manipulative.

When I say that I hung around toxic people and allowed myself to endure their gaslighting ways, I don't mean to say that I allowed them to hit me or anything like that. I allowed them to lie to me for far to long; I allowed it to continue for months and years on end.

Now is a different story with me, I guess it's because I finally grew up and stopped letting people manipulate me. And, that's a 'Great Place To Be'!

UPDATE: 2022

Tragedy has struck my family and my daughter, son-in-law, and baby have moved in with me!

I've had to use different tactics to assure that I am not constantly gaslighted. One day, I had a complete meltdown surrounding babysitting. My cat had just died and we had her put to sleep in order to stop her suffering (mouth cancer). I was heartbroken and couldn't keep my focus on anything, yet, they were adamant about me watching my grandson while they had date-night!

They even told me that his other grandmother would do it but she was working. My daughter said, "'Grand baby's' other grandma volunteers to watch him (you

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