August 29, 2022

EP. 334 — The Nerd That Becomes the Bully

He didn’t become the person he wanted, so he took it out on her. A young woman speaks with Geth about her abusive ex and the red flags she realized in retrospect. She opens up about how he used pity as a manipulation tactic, threatened “social blackmail,” controlled how she dressed, and ended the relationship while they were tripping on acid. She also describes the eventual fallout between their mutual friends and how much better her life is now. 

Transcript

Chris [00:00:04] Hello to everybody who really needs a friend to believe them. It’s Beautiful/ Anonymous. One hour. One phone call. No names. No holds barred. Hi, everybody. Before we start anything with today’s episode, I just want to say heads up. This episode includes conversations about abuse. Emotional abuse and physical abuse. Keep that in mind before you listen. And I send a lot of love to anybody who has dealt with those in any fashion. I know this might be weird, but just to get it out of the way, I also just want to say thank you to everybody who came out, supported my shows in Scotland, whether that was the Beautiful/ Anonymous live tapings or the run of my solo show. It was a weird long month for me. It was not always easy, but I met a lot of Beautiful/ Anonymous fans along the way, and as always, these past seven years have proven true; if there’s one group of people that keep me going, keep my head on straight, make me feel supported and sane in this wor

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