A truth‑teller with hyperthymesia recounts a seven‑year siege sparked by a murder‑suicide, familial betrayal, and medical blacklisting. Unable to forget, she documents systemic violence, coerced silence, and a fight for survival as institutions attempt to erase both evidence and breath.
A survivor exposes how law enforcement, DV resources, APS, housing systems, and crisis lines fail victims of non-physical abuse—especially the chronically ill. When coercive control isn’t visible, help disappears, leaving an impossible choice: endure abuse or face homelessness, silence, and slow erasure.
When illness, income surveillance, and housing instability collide, escape is not a choice. This piece breaks down the systemic math behind why ‘just leave’ fails people trapped by medical and financial constraints.
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