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Hi @jayna! I am sorry you also had to live through this type of suppression. I can only say that my strength now is a gift hard won. It took many years to grow emotionally well enough to understand what he was doing and my own part in permitting so much control. Once I became discerning enough to realize his control was motivated by his own fears I was able to confront the behavior and the selfishness behind his behavior. The lesson was priceless!