"My boyfriend wonāt let me visit my friends or family. He has made me stop all contact with them unless itās on the phone. The other week he told me to go out for a meal with my friends. But when I did, I got punished for it. I know he will tell me to do it again though, so I donāt know what action to take. He keeps doing this. He makes me feel like Iām going crazy for thinking he is controlling. Guess Iām just being ungrateful. Itās because he cares about me.
He didnāt want me going to the gym anymore, so I donāt do that. He also doesnāt let me go to work. He told me to only rely on his income and that he will look after me. I only go out for necessities. But when I do I need to share my location with him, no matter where I go and who I am with, for my own safety. My best friends kept saying he was just using and controlling me. So I no longer keep in touch with them and canāt trust them. I started missing my family so much last week that I snuck off to see them. My boyfriend caught me and I was punished for it. My uncle is dying in a nursing home but Iāve been forbidden to see him. Iām not allowed to do anything unless my boyfriend says so. I wanted to book a getaway to go and visit my relatives, but he said no.
I wanted to go back to school to learn some new skills, but I wasnāt allowed to do that either. I canāt wait until he says I can. I know the time will come soon he will let me. I know heās only doing this because he loves me. He cares about me, he really does. Itās for my own good.
Now change boyfriend for governmentā¦
Scary isnāt it?"