Feeling your abuser's constant presence? Absolutely. Frequently. And I'm not a particularly spiritual person, but this concept kinda makes sense to me.
My abuser, what I learned from him, continues to influence how I see myself, others, the rest of the world. My self-concept, thoughts, emotional patterns, behaviours, body image - everything about my existence right now continues to be influenced by him and what he did.
The feeling that that influence has sunk right down to the core of my soul (whatever that is)? Of course it has - it's impacted every other facet of my existence here on earth, so why would my soul be unscathed? And if he's influencing that much of my very existence, then he's pretty 'Present' if you kbow what I mean? So oftentimes when it feels like he's still with me? Yeah, he is, in every sense except the physical one.