“I was blacklisted. With the assistance of a woman who'd gained my trust and my heart over the past year, he steamrolled my career.”— Chloe Dykstra, medium.comTagged: Chris Hardwick, Abusive Relationships, treating women better, #metoo
“I would try to sleep in as late as possible so my days were shorter. I stopped listening to music entirely. I ceased to be. I was an ex-person.”— Chloe Dykstra, medium.comTagged: Emotional Abuse, Chris Hardwick, Psychological Abuse
“And when your self-worth reaches such depths after years of being treated like you’re worthless, you might find you think you deserve that sort of treatment, and no one else will love you.”— Chloe Dykstra, medium.comTagged: Emotional Abuse, Chris Hardwick, Psychological Abuse, Normalizing Abuse, red flags
“This kind of relationship is so common, and so easy to slip into. Normalizing behavior happens incredibly quickly, and one can lose track of what is acceptable treatment.”— Chloe Dykstra, medium.comTagged: Emotional Abuse, Chris Hardwick, Psychological Abuse, Normalizing Abuse, red flags
“When cameras were on us? He was a prince. Turn them off, he was a nightmare.”— Chloe Dykstra, medium.comTagged: Emotional Abuse, Chris Hardwick, Behind the Mask, Behind the Facade, Psychological Abuse