Abuse

Every time I’ve been hurt by support or hospital staff I haven’t realised until much later, sometimes years later that it wasn’t just how things were supposed to happen or that they purposefully hurt me.

I felt stupid, I still feel stupid that I didn’t notice and didn’t tell someone or protect myself. But how am I supposed to protect myself if I don’t see it?

The thing about most abuse is you often don’t realise it’s abuse until later.