As I speak to friends who had followed a path similar to mine I realise that I escaped my own abuse quite lightly. Long term damage ranges from insomnia to PTSD. We have not jumped into the proverbial pot of water. Instead the temperature was very comfortable when we stepped in, but we didn’t realize the water was boiling because it only rose by 1° every so often. Very subtle. The aggressor is calculating and manipulating exactly how and when to increase the heat http://www.yahoo.com/health/you-can-get-ptsd-from-1332555794948150.html
