From" Forgiveness As an Act of Defiance"

Here are IMPORTANT things to keep in mind about forgiveness, and how the whole topic can be twisted to further the reach of destructive mental patterns. The concept of "forgiveness" is quite often hijacked and used to continue gaslighting and psychological abuse. Very important to bear in mind! In the last couple weeks, after having quite a few triggers pulled by people from my past emerging in the present from out of nowhere, after reading the usual sermon from certain very abusive people "you FORGAVE me, REMEMBER?", I come across this, which the word "comforting" doesn't quite describe my feelings upon reading this piece. Here is a link to it here: