>>15707148>Don't knowYou know and intentionally bury it by looking other way at all the warning signs. The cognitive dissonance is what causes your character to erode, your soul sharing in the essence of a lie.
>But what about...No. Short of Machiavellian geniuses (highly unlikely to face this on interpersonal level, talents wasted) in some subconscious way you let yourself be victimized in adult relationships (obviously childhood are different story) because the abuser offers a fantasy you wish to live. Every line and gaslight attempt you let slide only empowers the devil inside them, wife beaters don't just punch on the first date... They need satanic foreplay.
Part of embracing your shadow and achieving individuation is admitting the part you played that was complicit in your own abuse so you can thwart it in the future and dispell the associated anxiety. No this is not saying it was "your fault", it's saying the world has monsters in it so don't keep basting yourself with "monster aphrodisiac" perfume. I myself had a real problem with gaslighting bod women, had to admit I was letting myself for the storybook "I can save them" lure, and in FAR more subtle ways than your average only fans simp. Predators Love false virtue inversions.
Words to live by:
>Please firmly secure your own mask before attempting to assist others. Redpill post unrelated