Signs of Being Abused
We went to marriage counseling.
Marla’s Story
Crazy, Insane, Useless
Horrible. I thought I could do nothing right. Red flags I didn’t pay attention to.
I was raised in a terrific family, so I didn’t know the signs of abuse. Small things like
- Forbidding me to do this or that.
- Telling me I would pay if I divorced him.
- Stomping around angry and not talking.
- Dumping stuff out of perfectly clean drawers in the house and telling me to clean them up (which I did then)…
…but after going to therapist, she told me me to stand up for myself and I did. She told me the abuse would increase, which it did.
But after l8 years, I got out…
Do not stay with a man that mistreats you. The peace is so great once you get rid of walking on egg shells.