I Didn’t Know It Was Emotional Abuse—Until I Watched Maid

How a Netflix show cracked open the truth I had buried to survive

Most people don’t recognize emotional abuse until it’s already rewritten their reality.

I didn’t.

Not until I watched Maid on Netflix—a show that made me feel like someone had followed me around with a camera, taken notes on everything I couldn’t say out loud, and then played it back scene by scene. It cracked something open in me and made me face truths I had carefully tucked away about my marriage.

I’ve had clients who couldn’t watch it—too triggering. I’ve had friends who felt breathless after every episode. And I get it. Because Maid didn’t just depict emotional abuse. It made it undeniable.