*Potential Triggers* 3 Years Prior Everything hurt. The room was dark, I hated that the sound of that drip from the laundry room became my only source of reality. It reminded me that I was still alive. That I was still in this personal hell. I had no idea what was going on, but Nate has been more uptight and quicker to temper lately. Everything seemed to set him off. He seemed more under pressure. I wasn't sure if it was work-related, or if I had done something to upset him, but what I did know was everything hurt. Nate was very smart when he abused me. He never left anything in visible areas. He always said that he would be the only one to ever look at me naked, so he didn't mind viewing his corrective measures in my hidden places. It made him feel needed. That was what he would say

