Welcome to Spirit Brat

They taught him special warfare, and he used it to control women.

If you’ve ever questioned your own memory, silenced yourself to stay safe, or wondered how terror exploits love and empathy — welcome. I’m Ari.

The first phase of this blog details what I thought was the beginning of a relationship but was actually the launch of a psychological operation run by a special forces veteran with a festering ego and a drug problem. Much of the abuse was documented— especially after he began blackmailing me. So where I can, I’ll include videos, images, and audio.

Names and some details will be changed for safety.

I’ve been brainwashed, blackmailed, beaten, drugged, coerced, raped- it’s just a lot to handle. I’ve felt angry, bitter, resentful, desperate. I’ve been full of grief, shame, humiliation, and disbelief. One of the hardest parts is how surreal it all sounds— even to me. I never imagined this could happen to me, or that anyone would do it at all.

This is how I’ve processed and put together what’s gone on.

Welcome to Spirit Brat.