Covert abuse is sneaky. It doesn’t leave a bruise on your cheek. Or cut you down with scathing words. Or even obviously isolate you from others. Instead, it wisps in slowly through tiny cracks. Velvet-trimmed lies whispered into trusting ears. The smoke builds until you no longer remember what it is like to see clearlyContinue reading “Subtle Signs You’re Being Manipulated By a Covert Abuser”