I'm not in a good place. I keep seeing this and I want to put it somewhere.

*** Triggering ***

I'm seeing me with every ugly word that the h has yelled at me, written in red sharpie marker on my skin. They are like tattoos that burn and I just want him to look at them and see them. DON'T LOOK AWAY!! See them!! Acknowledge them. Understand that you put them there.

Verbal and emotional abuse is no worse than actually physically harming someone. It does actually harm. Just because you don't see the physical result does not mean that it is not there. It remains longer than the physical.