LET ME DOWN: REFLECTIONS ON ABUSE AND LOVE offers a vivid and vulnerable account of my experience in an abusive relationship. At 18, I met Reed, a quiet art student four years my senior, and so began a young infatuation. But as the relationship deepened, what once seemed like innocent love soon morphed into a cycle of manipulation, control, and violence.
Loving someone who also hurts you—emotionally, physically, and sexually—is complex. LET ME DOWN follows as I grapple with the blurred lines of consent, shame, and trauma, and explores how these toxic dynamics infiltrated every corner of my life.
LET ME DOWN provides a candid reflection on the realities of modern relationships, highlighting issues like gaslighting, self-blame, and the impact of social media on survivors, while charting the nonlinear path of healing from the lingering effects of trauma.
LET ME DOWN: REFLECTIONS ON ABUSE AND LOVE offers a vivid and vulnerable account of my experience in an abusive relationship. At 18, I met Reed, a quiet art student four years my senior, and so began a young infatuation. But as the relationship deepened, what once seemed like innocent love soon morphed into a cycle of manipulation, control, and violence.
Loving someone who also hurts you—emotionally, physically, and sexually—is complex. LET ME DOWN follows as I grapple with the blurred lines of consent, shame, and trauma, and explores how these toxic dynamics infiltrated every corner of my life.
LET ME DOWN provides a candid reflection on the realities of modern relationships, highlighting issues like gaslighting, self-blame, and the impact of social media on survivors, while charting the nonlinear path of healing from the lingering effects of trauma.
