Re: anon/anon
How are you going to keep from talking to this person? He can say you are not allowed to talk to him, and has every right to do so, but he is not abiding by that agreement and makes you feel that you are the one at fault. Then you try to find someone to talk to anonymously about it and you get in trouble for doing so, even though no one else outside of the situation would have known better? Then he invites himself along on an outing with you knowing full well that these matters do not end well with you two, and again you wind up blaming yourself? Maybe it is not emotional abuse, but it is dangerous for your emotional well-being. You say everyone is better off. Do not think about them. Think about yourself. What is the best thing for you? [...] I am not that person in their lives. I have been told several times by people in town that I am not trustworthy, so I suppose that my friends feel the same way.
Good. I am glad to hear it. It takes time to acclimate, but you will come out on top as long as you keep looking forward. Let the past stay in the past. [...] No, nothing like that. It is more that I make it possible for people to change what they wish about themselves. There is no trauma involved. I only pull the curtain back. I do not know or experience what is beyond the curtain.