Cutting Ties Is Surgery: The Brutal Reality of No Contact After Abuse

No contact is not about hate. It is the day you pick up the scalpel and cut out what is killing you, even if you bleed in silence.

There is a moment when the ground disappears beneath you. For me, it was not a parent or a partner. Well, not this time. It was the day I realized my therapist was not my friend, not my protector, and never intended to keep m…