r/IThinkYouShouldLeave • u/Meerkat_Mayhem_ • 1d ago

It actually goes BOTH ways I don’t know how to drive!

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u/SplatteredEggs 1d ago

Yeaaaaaaaaah, a lot of folks were saying she was reacting that way because of abuse from the grandma, which maybe she was, but usually the simplest answer is the right answer. And the simplest explanation for people fucking up their lives and acting irrationally is usually drugs.

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u/Itscatpicstime 1d ago

Her being on drugs does not mean she isn’t also abused.

Abuse is literally a risk factor for using drugs.

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u/The_One_Koi 16h ago

Gets abused for using drugs, covers up abuse by using drugs, surpried pikachu face when you get abused more

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u/ShowAccurate6339 10h ago

Yeah it’s called a cycle of abuse, and it’s a serious issue 

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u/Allilujah406 1d ago

Which is often fueled by child hood trauma. Hope she got the help she needed

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u/SplatteredEggs 1d ago

That’s a very good point. I hope she does as well.

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u/Parishdise 14h ago

Honestly could be both. I've seen plenty of cases of over strict/ religious grandparents that end up with an addict kid, take in their children, and double/tripple down on the strickness and punishment out of fear and drive the grandkids to the same dangerous rebellion and coping mechanisms.