It's not about poverty. It's not about wealth. It's not about race. It's not about religion. It's not about nationality. It's not about culture. It's not about clique. It's not about appearance. It's not about sex. It's not about love. It's not about what the victim said or what they did, who they hung out with or what they wore.
Abuse is about one thing. Only one thing. Every time.
It's About Power.
The power for the abuser to feel like they're in control of the situation. The power for the abuser to feel like they're in control of the victim. The power for the abuser to feel like they're in control of themselves. The power for the abuser to feel like they're in control of their past or future. It's always about power, and it's never really about the victim.
Abuse is not about if the bruises are bad enough. If the words are cruel enough. If the neglect was deep enough. If the manipulations were clever enough. If the sex was rough enough. It's about power. Every time.
If someone has tried to take your power over yourself - your feelings, your mind, your self-worth, your body, your safety, your money, your home, your children, your future - that is abuse. And if you've ever taken someone else's power to increase your own, you are an abuser.
But abusers have the power to stop, and victims have the power to leave, and everyone outside that cycle has the power to inform themselves and to do their part to spread the word that it's not about "someone else's problem." It's about power.
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