I'm sorry
In many ways the PUs "ruined" my life too.... but I refuse to let those "pathetic" abusers "win"...
I'm sure the Step Unit would have LOVED to perceive me as having "no friends, and never any friends" ...As she projected onto me all the blame all dysfunction...
However, I don't believe "never" is necessarily true..
(I always had some friends... "just" not as many as I "should" have had)
I'm sorry... this is about me
I'm sorry for your pain, please keep posting, many here are good and compassionate