"Am I Overreacting?" — The Gaslighting That Outlasts the Relationship | McKee-Tepe Case

"Am I being paranoid?" "Is this a real threat, or am I just damaged?" "Am I making this into something it's not?"

These aren't idle questions. They're the abuser's voice — internalized so deeply it sounds like your own thoughts. Coercive control teaches you that your reality isn't real. And that lesson doesn't uninstall when you change your address.

According to the unsealed affidavit, surveillance footage captured Michael McKee at the Tepe residence on December 6, 2025 — the same day Spencer and Monique were at the Big Ten Championship game in Indianapolis. Monique left at halftime. Court records state she was upset about something involving her ex-husband. There's no documented tip-off.

She was 200 miles away. And her body knew.

This episode examines what survivors carry after they escape coercive control — the hypervigilance, the PTSD, the triggers that contaminate ordinary life, and the invisible toll on the people who love them. Spencer inherited Monique's fear alongside her. This episode speaks to survivors and the people trying to understand them.

Your fear is not weakness. Monique's instincts were right.

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