Thinking about why this Johnny Depp/Amber Heard trial testimony affects me. My ex was never physically abusive, and not particularly verbally abusive. (Of course, infidelity and gaslighting are types of abuse). But listening to the recordings of their arguments, it does bring up memories of arguments with my ex. (We didn't argue a lot). He would push, and push, and push like Amber Heard. So relentlessly pushing HIS view of things that eventually I would just leave the room. There would be no resolution unless I completely negated my own viewpoint and acknowledged his as "true".
Frankly, I had mostly forgotten about those episodes, but listening to this brings it back up - kinda makes the hair stand up on my neck. Of course, I see now that many of those arguments felt particularly dangerous because, unbeknownst to me, he was cheating and hiding it.
