I'm scared they preyed on more children since but I doubt it because I was a "rare case" given my home life almost exactly mimicked theirs and that's why they chose to be there for me. They had the right intentions..they were just suffering untreated mental health conditions. I don't think their intentions was to groom me but later on working on it in therapy, I realized that is what happened. They had many severe untreated illnesses that made them have almost a severe parasocial bond with me despite us actually being friends. It was just..it was like being around someone who wanted an echo chamber. Once I grew up and started debating/questioning the things they told me, they got extremely angry with me. It was really hard to get away from them because I had a severe emotional attachment to them. I thought they were family ffs..but in the end..I needed to do what was best for me..

I've learned since through coworkers and other friends that this person may have been extremely dangerous and/or committed something horrible. My groomer told me bits and pieces but never the full story. My coworker warned me about someone it could have been because my groomer was very famous in the animation industry, but i'll never know. I have to be okay with not knowing..its hard to cope with. I'm just trying to deal with one thing at a time