Lumos
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My relative who I see regularly has clearly started taking drugs and or drinking again. He took drugs for many years and also was physically abusive to me when I was little. In recent years he had quit drugs and drink and we'd re-connected.
Things were fine until Christmas when he got drunk and slapped me, really hard, out of the blue (he had been drinking for hours before he done this).
He's also been swearing a lot more and making inappropriate sexual 'jokes' (not directed at me but it makes me very uncomfortable). He's become very arrogant and sarcastic too. I feel I have to humor him but it's so draining. I know he's going to text to say he'll visit me in a few days but I do not want to see him because of how he's been acting lately.
Is it best to just ignore him.. because I do not feel safe to confront him about his behaviour?
Things were fine until Christmas when he got drunk and slapped me, really hard, out of the blue (he had been drinking for hours before he done this).
He's also been swearing a lot more and making inappropriate sexual 'jokes' (not directed at me but it makes me very uncomfortable). He's become very arrogant and sarcastic too. I feel I have to humor him but it's so draining. I know he's going to text to say he'll visit me in a few days but I do not want to see him because of how he's been acting lately.
Is it best to just ignore him.. because I do not feel safe to confront him about his behaviour?