When control becomes routine, it feels normal
It isn’t.
What it looks like
• Financial control
• Monitoring your movements
• Isolation from friends and family
• Rewriting events
• Using children as leverage
• Threats involving reputation, police, or legal action
the trap
You tell yourself:
“It’s not that serious.”
“She just cares.”
“I can handle it.”
Patterns don’t start loud.
They start subtle.
What To Do
Stop debating moments.
Track patterns.