By Lundy Bancroft. There’s so many stories on here about abusive and controlling men. Believe me when I say I was THE most cynical person ever when I heard people reading self-help books and in particular books about abuse. Surely I can self-help myself without the aid of a book? I’d surely know if I was in an abusive/controlling relationship? What good can it do me apart from over analysing things that aren’t there?
Well fuck me. I’ve never been more wrong. I actually started to read this book as a way of hopefully fixing our marriage (perverse I know) what I didn’t realise is that this abusive behaviour from him was so obvious in hindsight from very early on in our relationship.
I don’t think I want to fix it, I’m more convinced I can’t fix it because it’s not mine to fix. I’m turning pages and find myself constantly saying ‘fucking hell’ in disbelief. I’m using this book now to start mending myself.
To others out there, there’s a free sample on Kindle for this book. Please, if you suspect that your partners behaviour is just slightly odd or full on magnum smasher batshit crazy, please read the sample at least. I’ll almost guarantee you’ll find similarities.
Sending lots of love and support to everyone out there going through similar experiences xx