Multiple Red Flags — What You're Seeing Is Real

What you're seeing isn't a personality difference — it's control, withdrawal, mood whiplash, attempts to cut you off from your people. These patterns don't soften with time; they tighten. "But when it's good, it's so good" is part of the trap. Loop in someone safe — a friend who knew you before this — and tell them what's actually been happening. Outside eyes are the clearest compass when you're inside the fog.