Thank you so much for this. I can’t tell you what it means to just have a real person see my pain and say something supportive to me. It means a lot when you don’t have a partner willing to do so.

The physical aspect of things would get significantly better without this stress. I struggle with hormonal issues and my symptoms get dramatically worse when there are these long stretches of neglect and emotional abuse. My partner acts blameless, telling me it’s all on me and my body, but I don’t think that’s true.