💔 When Love Turns into Control: My Story of Coercive Psychiatric Abuse
What happens when someone you love—and trust—uses the system not to protect you, but to silence you? I never imagined that trying to leave my husband would lead to being locked away against my will. But that’s exactly what happened. Twice. He used the legal system—specifically a “302” involuntary psychiatric commitment—to trap me. And it worked. The most horrifying part? He lied to do it. He fabricated stories. He twisted facts. He convinced others that I was unstable and a danger. And the system believed him. Because he was calm. Because he was calculated. Because he wore the mask of control. And I? I was scared. Emotional. Desperate to be heard. 🚩 What I’ve Learned When someone tracks everything you do, isolates you, and uses systems to control or discredit you—that’s not love. That’s coercive control. When they weaponize mental health laws to trap you, that’s not protection. That’s institutional abuse. When that person is on medication that affects their memory, and they admit they...