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Andrea Dunlop
一名专注于真实犯罪和社会问题的媒体人物和作者。
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Joe
面临上水汽车贷款,寻求多种解决方案以减轻财务负担。
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Kristin
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Andrea Dunlop:作为姐姐的旁观者,我逐渐意识到姐姐行为的异常,从伪装怀孕到儿子一系列的健康问题,最终导致情况变得无法忍受。我们都经历了类似的经历:事情看起来正常,直到突然变得不正常。与其他受害者交流,能够帮助我们摆脱‘自己疯了’的错觉,并认识到自己并非愚蠢或有罪。离开施暴者创造的现实空间,并建立新的支持网络,是受害者意识到所发生事情的关键。人们相信自己所爱的人,这使得识别虐待变得困难。 Joe:在青少年时期,我开始反抗母亲的控制行为,这导致母亲加紧控制。我高中时期才第一次向他人透露家中发生的事情。在没有虐待背景的情况下,成年人无法理解我所表现出的健康问题与现实之间的差异。查看医疗记录后,我意识到母亲的虐待是蓄意且有计划的。母亲故意挑拨我和姐姐的关系,以获得关注。母亲通过冷暴力等方式控制我们。母亲很清楚如何操控我们。离开母亲后,我仍然认为自己患有各种疾病,直到成年后才意识到自己并没有生病。我的饮食失调始于被带离家后,这与我对医院的依赖有关。我将自己视为邪恶、有害和具有操纵性的人,认为自己身上的坏事都是自己的错。2016 年,我开始进行饮食失调治疗,并开始回忆自己的经历。我发现自己对 13 岁之前的记忆很少,开始意识到自己对童年记忆的缺失。 Kristin:我将 Joe 视为家人,在她无家可归时收留了她。我知道她和母亲之间关系紧张,但具体情况并不了解。与 Joe 母亲的第一次见面,她的态度非常奇怪和紧张。Joe 从未成为我的负担,我理解她感觉自己像个累赘,因为这是创伤反应。我意识到 Joe 和母亲的关系不同寻常,她的母亲并非一个正常的母亲。我通过社交媒体关注了 Joe 的故事,当她开始公开这些事情时,一切都说得通了。 Dr. Kate McGinnis:我记得 Joe,并为她的健康状况担忧。我们当时没有足够的资源来治疗饮食失调。我知道她的家庭情况不好,这可能是她患上饮食失调的原因之一。我记得她总是很紧张,因为她知道自己没有按照要求去做。她需要一个可以倾诉的人,而我扮演了这个角色。我很钦佩她所取得的进步,她已经战胜了困境,并对世界产生了积极的影响。

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Jo reconnects with their friend, Kristin, who took them in as a homeless teenager after Jo was removed from Donna’s care due to her alcoholism. As a young mother in the midst of her own difficult situation, Kristin’s relationship with Jo had its challenges, but as they recount their time together, it’s a healing and clarifying moment for both of them. Jo continues on their rocky road to freedom from their mother’s clutches as they look for help from the medical community outside their mother’s influence.  

*A warning for listeners this episode does contain descriptions of disordered eating. Please take care. 


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