What will it take to get to the point where i'm no longer being manipulated? and more importantly, will i make it to that point? or is he going to wear me down emotionally/physically before i can get my second wind...i know everyone said that it would get worse before it got better, but Oh My God....he's still playing the same mindgames....trying to control me...that were going on when we lived together...though it's true that the danger of being physically hurt is gone...it has been replaced by intense stress for me, for my other family members. ..I never thought he could continue to have this negative an effect on my life....today is not a day when i feel strong..