Dear Reika,
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  • Parts 11
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Ongoing, First published Dec 22, 2023
Mature
Diaries, I've just realized, are much more than just 'some journal'. They're pretty useful, I mean, obviously-they're like a way to process the natural chaos life brings. Yet, even still... the wounds of the past ache relentlessly. It burns you-hot coffee spilling all over your table-and the diary can't do much but stain and wrinkle. But, I guess he knew that, I hope.
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Trauma Ruined My LIfe (The Real-Life Journal Of An Abuser)

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It was October 2023, and my now-ex-fiance had moved out of our trailer for good. I decided to end our relationship and thought I had emotionally moved on from them. I was wrong-dead wrong. What followed them moving out was something I could not have ever thought to experience. I began to experience extreme mood swings, controlling behavior, self-esteem issues, and a new-found addiction to alcohol. This was just the tip of the iceberg, as I was constantly flirting with suicide on a daily basis. I could not begin to even tell you about how I went through an emo phase, a "man hoe" phase, and multiple other phases as well due to my deteriorating mental health. I began to document my everyday life after our split through two separate journals over a twelve-month span. This is the true tale of how a breakup brought me to the realization that I was an abuser and that I became the same monster that I swore not to become as a kid. This is how trauma ruined my life, and how it will ruin yours too.