Domestic Abuse Stories

Signs of Being Abused I was forced to realize I was being abused on my own. This caused me to reach out to authority figures, i.e. police, psychiatrists, etc., who I sat with and talked to…

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Anon’s Signs of Being Abused After three years of the abuse I figured hearing phrases like “shut the fuck up” and “go to hell” are not the appropriate things to say. Anon’s Story of Abuse…

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How Annabell Realized Her Partner Abused Her He treats no one else this way. I know his mother treated his father the same way for many years. He believes the constant conflict is normal. I googled…

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Three or so years ago the light dawned on me, like a punch in the stomach. I kind of knew before but couldn’t admit it. Ann’s Story Shame, Guilt, Fear I grew up in a verbally/physically…

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After I left him he filed a Domestic Violence restraining order against me. I was in such shock and such trauma I forgot about everything he had done.

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Signs of Being Abused I didn’t know what emotional/verbal abuse was. So it took me a long time to figure it out, and after I figured it out, it took me 2 1/2 years to…

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Signs of Being Abused It wasn’t until my lawyer referred to my ex as an abuser that I was able to acknowledge to myself that she was abusive and I was forever going to be a victim…

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Signs of Being Abused It hit me like a ton of bricks the first time he hit me across the face and literally knocked me off my feet. My Story of Abuse Anger, Sadness, Hopelessness…

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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…

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How do you get out of an abusive relationship? You just leave. When the thought to leave strikes you, act on it, go. You deal with the emotions and hardships after you’ve left, one by…

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