I Didn't Realise How Much I Needed to Hear This Until My Therapist Said: "Sometimes the person who decides to break the family cycle becomes the one everyone points at. The second you protect your peace, they call it disrespect. The moment you stop absorbing their hurt, they call it distance. They rewrite the story to make you the villain, because accepting your growth would mean admitting their harm. Your healing threatens the version of themselves they cling to - not because you're wrong, but because you refuse to shrink anymore."