No difference.

He told me that if I cut my hair, I would be less flashy and he’d love me more.

The red nail polish was vulgar, better not to use it. He preferred me like this, natural.

No high heels, above-the-knee skirts, skimpy dresses, lipstick. I would have looked perfect in a tracksuit. He said that, without any vices, I was exactly as he would have wanted me to be, fantastic.

I didn’t have to be on the phone too much with my friends, I would have taken time away from him and from taking care of the house.

It would have been perfect if I hadn’t really talked to anyone, I didn’t have anything important to say anyway and for everything else, he was there to listen to me.

So why leave the house to go to work? In any case, he would have also thought about my maintenance.

I did everything he asked me and now I’m exactly what he wanted me to be, yet, he’s still not happy.

I’m scared, I feel like I’m worthless.

Your worth is not decided by someone else. Maybe you’ve strayed too far from yourself, because for some reason you thought you didn’t deserve to be loved, just for who you are.

Remember that you are free. Then you’re also perfect, you’re capable and you’re beautiful when you put on the red lipstick you like so much or that mini skirt you chose at the market, when you went out with your friend Anna.

You exist! Don’t erase yourself and don’t let anyone take control of your life.

There’s no difference, alas to say! Psychological violence, like physical violence, kills, albeit more treacherously.

And if you hope that the Police will come to save you, by any chance… you’ve already wasted time. Do it, by yourself! Right now.