Lisa Bilyeu

If you're with someone that's truly toxic and my ex was verbally abusive, there's so much manipulation that goes on where you don't know what's up or down.

You don't even trust your own thoughts, your own feelings.

And when someone can mock your dreams, I said this earlier, if someone's mocking your dreams, you start to question, are my dreams silly?

You don't even trust your own thoughts, your own feelings.

And when someone can mock your dreams, I said this earlier, if someone's mocking your dreams, you start to question, are my dreams silly?

They feel good.

But he keeps saying it isn't.

So maybe because you love them.

So if you love someone, hopefully you show respect for them.

They feel good.

But he keeps saying it isn't.

If you respect someone, you hopefully listen to what they say.

So maybe because you love them.

So if you love someone, hopefully you show respect for them.

Now, when that's not two-sided and you're doing that and you're just listening to what that person's saying over and over and they know you're listening and they know that they can somewhat control you through the manipulation, then they're going to lean into it.

If you respect someone, you hopefully listen to what they say.

Now, when that's not two-sided and you're doing that and you're just listening to what that person's saying over and over and they know you're listening and they know that they can somewhat control you through the manipulation, then they're going to lean into it.

And so what I did is I respected him.

I listened to him.

So he was mocking my dreams.