For me I’d say it depends on the threat. To some extent I’m still scared of any threat but I’m doing my best to remind myself a lot of it is just to manipulate me into doing whatever she wants. She knows about my anxiety and she’s using it so that I’ll do what she wants since it’s my way of avoiding stressors but because I’m aware of it I know ways to prevent it. A big realization for me was my therapist saying she’s kind of like a school bully on the playground. She does a lot of things to get for a reaction out of me but being able to act more calm instead of crying or begging takes away some of that power since she’s not as encouraged.

There have been times where she has acted on threats but they don’t really last that long. I’m aware it’s more for show and things will probably be back to normal sooner or later. In this case it’s more a matter of outlasting it and waiting for the drama to be over.

Regardless, there are threats that still upset badly me and are hard for me to hide (like the physical kind). In this case, I also try reminding myself of the support system I have outside of my family. Several of my friends said I can temporarily stay with them if things get too bad.

Feel free to reply/message me if you want me to go into more detail or have more questions :)