Do we know if we are abused

Many people do not know they are being abused, or may self-hypnotize themselves as they cannot change the situation..

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It is so sad isn't it? We all do what we can to survive. And some people certainly live in denial about abuse in their lives. It is a defense mechanism which in some ways protects people. But in other ways allows the abuse to continue.

When people are abused they often have more power than they realize. But the abuse works to make them feel helpless and hopeless. but sometimes they are actually able to leave the abuse or change the dynamic of their situation, but they don't realize this because the denial keeps things the way they are.

Some people though, i don't know they have a choice, some people live in such terrifying circumstances and have so little power to change anything. like children.