Rebecca

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿⚽️ Domestic abuse rises by 38% when England loses a match, and by 26% when they win or draw, according to research by Lancaster University. We’re thinking of everyone tonight. If you’re experiencing abuse, call the National Domestic Abuse Helpline: 0808 2000 247

.@carolvorders YOU ARE BLOODY MAGNIFICENT. EVERY SINGLE WORD OF THIS 🔥🔥🔥

@shadows_control @BABS5683 Please reach out to your local domestic abuse support service/charity - many run group recovery programmes either online or face to face, focusing on DA education including coercive control and cognitive dissonance and trauma recovery. You are not alone, help is out there. xx

Yes, we lose so much of ourselves in an abusive relationship. By the time I left, I actually had to sift through all my beliefs, likes and dislikes and try to discern which ones were his and which were my own. I couldn't even tell the difference! So for me, it was about first getting to know myself again and being comfortable in my own skin. Then, I gradually started reconnecting with old friends and making a conscious effort to open up to people more (the ones I trusted) and share more of myself as I had become very shut down. I made a decision to be 100% authentic, just unapologetically myself, no more trying to put on a front for the sake of others. I was surprised that by doing that the social connections and rebuilding of trust came a lot more naturally. But I am still a 'work in progress' 🙂

Controlling abusers always aim to isolate their partner from family and friends so that their life will revolve entirely around them and their needs. But they don’t always do this overtly. Sometimes, they behave so badly or in such an embarrassing way that it is the victim that chooses to withdraw from social occasions just to avoid the humiliation or tension. My abusive husband would deliberately raise subjects around my family and friends that he knew would provoke a reaction or argument – Covid rules, LGBT rights, politics, vaccines, gun laws, anything he could think of that would get a rise out of the other person. It became so unpleasant that I used to dread any social event with him around. 😩 I used to ask him if he could try to be more sensitive to others’ views, but this only made him more determined to do the opposite. I always carried this knot of tension in my gut when we were around others – What was he going to do this time? Who was he going to upset or offend? Declining social occasions was the more peaceful option and that suited him just fine! #coercivecontrol #emotionalabuse

@WhatsOnStage Dorian the Musical at the Southwark Playhouse next weekend!

Which show have you bought tickets for most recently?

For the good people who fight it on the beaches, in the law courts, in their homes, in their communities, in our national institutions, and in their hearts. Keep fighting. #RwandaNotInMyName #RwandaBill @refugeecouncil @CityofSanctuary @amnesty @libertyhq @AsylumMatters @_KRAN_ @ZoeJardiniere @stand_for_all @LouCalvey @RefugeesAtHome @RefugeeAction @RefugeeTogether

Do you know about #DomesticAbuse ?

2mins of Hashi Mohamed absolutely smashing the Conservatives Rwanda policy to bits.👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 ‘Our learned judges said the Home Office hadn’t even assessed that policy before adopting it It’s unviable, it’s expensive & the only people it’s going to work for is the Rwandans’ #BBCQT

A devastating loss for this family - heartbreaking - if you are planning on leaving an abusive relationship please reach out and get support to do so safely - google domestic abuse support in your local area - you will be believed and a safety plan will be put in place around you

👇🏻 #FridayFeeling: A message to the @Conservatives on behalf of the British people. #ThankYouTories 🙏🏻

@JillYWhitehouse @NSchnoodle If the fam love F1 its gotta be Toto Wolff

Looking for name suggestions now - ideally something to do with Star Wars or Disney or F1 or maybe food related as he’ll be joining @NSchnoodle

I love this talented family!

Labour will get my vote for this policy alone - I know so many young people who have had their performing careers devastated by Brexit and this government. Thankyou @ThangamMP

@ATDazzles @HeathersMusical Last 5 shows for the TOP cast!

It's September 1st which is famously associated with a certain character beginning with H... That's right - Happy @HeathersMusical day, everybody. Dear diary...

@ChirpyChet No one puts their children in a boat unless the water is safer than the land.

What a cunt.

Ah, hello old friend. It’s been a while. Let’s hop back on the horse: Why this story about legal aid is as misleading as it is brainless. [THREAD] 🧵 #LegalAidLies

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@JMPSimor @AlfDubs Thankyou lord dubs for all that you’ve done and all that you continue to do - you are an inspiration .

This is the 3rd time I’m retweeting this but another thought; this puffed up little Lord is addressing someone who arrived on the Kindertransport - his response is vile at every possible level, including its insensitivity towards & disrespect for Lord Dubs, who is visibly shaken.

When healthcare professionals assess skin moles or coloured lesions on the skin for cancer, we often use the ABCDE criteria It’s something you can do at home also if you’re worried about any of your moles Hope it’s useful x

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Absolutely this. Also, don't think you've said the wrong thing just because I might cry. Crying isn't the worst thing that can happen, it's just that emotions leak out of my eyes sometimes. I know it's a bit embarrassing but it only lasts a moment. I just miss her such a lot.💔