I'm sitting here just shaking my head. Your posts is SO ACCURATE. Sort of takes my breath away. I will thank God every remaining day of my life for this board.
It just makes me, forces me to realize how isolated I have become. (Mainly due to the overwhelming physical problems brought on by the abuse but also because I would not keep my mouth shut. He won't bring anyone around anymore because it somehow always seemed to come up....our relationship, "why isn't she here, oh- she's got a mirgraine, sure has alot of those, do you know what causes them?"--just gets to be/got to be too much. I always told the truth, too. Big problem if he happens to be around "important people". Had to shut me up somehow.)
He always was cool as a cucumber, especially in court procedings and I'd be half-out-of-it since I may have been in indescribable pain for 4 days and nights. Just a wreck. I even had one judge toss the book at me and give my NPD everything. I think that was when I completely lost hope in the system. Now, back with my batterer and ever battling his continuing lies, I rely on God to finish this saga.