Sher Bear
islandzephyr.bsky.social
Sher Bear
@islandzephyr.bsky.social
I'm just here.
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Pt 31
if you're with someone or starting to see someone: the second you don't feel safe -- take space.

If they react in a way that shows you who they are: believe them.
March 10, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Pt 30
I won't be compromising who I am for anyone EVER again. And neither should you. Gender and sexual preference doesn't matter when it comes to abuse.

If you managed to read through this whole thing, I have one request:
March 10, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Pt 29
I don't hate him. He is a wounded man who took those complicated feelings out on me. He said he was getting help, and I hope that's true.

That being said, nothing excuses how he treated me. I understand that now.
March 10, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Pt 28
I know I have a long road ahead, but I know a step in the process is being open about what I've gone through for the past four years. I never could have imagined that I'd go through something like this. It happened so gradually.
March 10, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Pt 27
But I'm doing it! I'm blessed with the family I have. My parents are supporting me while I focus on healing and rebuilding.

This Women's History Month I'm focusing on the most important woman in my life: myself.
March 10, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Pt 27
I'm doing so much better now, but I'm still in the early healing phases. My heart still pounds when I hear certain sounds - I always had to keep an ear out for seizure sounds.

I got triggered by something on TV - I have a lot of healing to do.
March 10, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Pt 26
He was persistent. His grandmother even reached out to my mom to try and talk to me. I know for a fact I have emails from him hitting my spam box even right now.

February 15th, 2025, was the day I made the decision to reclaim myself.
March 10, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Pt.25
I wanted to get his response to my letter. He began to blame me, yet again.

I ended it and asked him not to talk to me. That was ignored. He emailed and texted me every day. I had to keep those unblocked because we shared a lease and had other issues to handle.
March 10, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Pt 24
I drove home to my parents. When I got in, I broke down. My parents asked me to move back home, and I said yes immediately. I still wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt.

My hope was that he'd take that time to think while I was away. I decided to call him before I did anything.
March 10, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Pt 23
I had to move fast -- i wrote him a letter expressing all my feelings, and I said I'd be back in three days. I rushed with packing my bag, more so focusing on the basic essentials for me and Onyx. I had to be quick, because if he got home, my car would be blocked in the garage by his.
March 10, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Pt 22
Our last fight he got in my face, barely an inch from my face. I was scared. The next morning , I attempted to work, but the day before was making me crazy.

After great advice from my wifey, I decided to leave.
March 10, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Pt 21
The objective robot said I was in an emotional abusive relationship that could potentially escalate to the physical.

Still, I felt I owed him because he had been supporting me financially for several months. I had no right to leave.
March 10, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Pt 20
I was determined to give him the benefit of the doubt.

I provided context as it continued to analyze the conversation and our relationship. The objective robot said I was in an emotional abusive relationship that could potentially escalate to the physical.
March 10, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Pt. 19
He ran after me and grabbed me by my arms, which knocked me off balance, and I fell to the ground.

After, I transcribed it and uploaded it to ChatGPT (I know, it's evil, but it's what I had). I wanted an objective opinion, as my friends would always be on my side.
March 10, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Pt 18
He was mad because I lost too much weight, and he thought it was Intentional. He preferred it when I was heavier. I had run upstairs to get some space, because I couldn't think when he rapid fire yelled at me.
March 10, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Pt 17
I was tired all the time. I lost way too much weight because I had no appetite. I was stressed all the time -- I never knew what mood he'd be in when he'd get home. I didn't realize I had been walking on eggshells every single day.

I decided to record him during one of the last fights we had.
March 10, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Pt. 16
Same with Christmas; all the activities I loved -- he didn't like them. They were too cheesy or simply did not enjoy them. I gave up the delights I loved about Christmas. This past Christmas, I didn't even put the tree up.

I didn't feel the pieces of myself slipping away.
March 10, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Pt 15? Sure.
All I ever wanted in a partner was someone I could dance with, but he hated dancing in public.

I was excited to do my first Halloween couples costume with him. But he didn't care about Halloween. The past three years are the first time in my LIFE I didn't dress up.
March 10, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Pt.14
I had to defend friendships, despite him saying I needed to talk to my friends more when I got emotionally overwhelmed.

We had plenty of good times together, so I just figured I was the problem, and I needed to do better. My sense of self was gone.
March 10, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Pt. 13
I've had to miss work, maintain contact with his mother.

But I wasn't loving enough. I didn't care enough about his needs.

He said he felt isolated by my family, and we'd get into fights because I was defending them.
March 10, 2025 at 3:25 AM