How many years post abuse did people start to think “yeah this is starting to feel a bit better now”!

[Alwayswanting1]

I’m coming up to 3 years in a few months and starting to feel like it’s something that happened but it’s over now and I’m going to be ok I think.

I’d never want to put anyone off leaving but if I had know how hard it would have been to recover from I may have had a wobble. Not that I had a choice leaving was survival mode in the end.

Incredibly challenging to recover from. I can see why people are admitted and may never recover.

It's been the same amount of time for me and I feel exactly the same way. It's definitely changed the way I am in relationships...I'm dating again and have noticed I'm like a different person, much more guarded and detached/cold.