i don’t think a lotta people realize how much being abused fucks you up for the rest of ur life. like, all of ur relationships and interactions with literally anyone are tinged with fear and anger and guilt, like, trauma is fucking rough, and i don’t fault any fellow survivors dealin with it however they know how but like. if u haven’t gone thru it and ur romanticizing it, then i’m not gonna trust u
People don’t understand that abuse can literally change your brain. It’s development and functioning can be changed because of abuse.
It is really depressing to think about because it’s like “wow, I wonder what kind of person I would have been like if that person didn’t choose to be a complete sack of shit to me regularly”.
Passport Photo Series London-based visual artist Max Siedentopf recruited a cast of friends and strangers to sit for passport photos. Above the shoulders the participants are straight-faced and rigid, yet below they are balancing full wine glasses along their arms, taped to a wall, or even on fire.
