The truth of yourself...!............... ( Archived) (6)

No offense, but I have to disagree.

I understand what you mean but when abusers break you down they do it to brainwash them into thinking poorly about themselves, the abuser takes away their self-worth, dignity, confidence, etc so that the abused actually begins to feel unworthy of loving themselves and/or that they believe they cannot be loved by anyone else. The abuser does this because they want total control of every aspect of the abused. It's very difficult for some people to gain the strength and courage to escape from the situation. Often times, it takes many years to recover and they may require years of therapy so that they can regain all their qualities before they found themselves sucked in to such a dysfunctional situation. The abuser does not show their true colors in the very beginning.

Beware of the wolf in sheep's clothing