Domestic Abuse Stories

Trusting Myself Works

Recently, my friend’s daughter has launched a seek and destroy campaign against him. She’s pulled up facts (and rumors) from his past and attempted to make people believe they’re current activities (i.e. heroin addiction! among other crap). She’s another self-absorbed controller unleashing her special brand of evil into the world.
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Verbal Abuse PSA

These verbal abuse PSAs (public service announcements) shows the damage verbal abuse can do to a person and what verbal abuse sounds like. Corinthians 13:4-8 New International Version (NIV) Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not…
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Daybreak – Short Story of Leaving My Abuser

A short story about leaving an abusive soldier filled with fear, love, disappointment and freedom.
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Pride and Greed

Pride and Greed were walking a darkened path. Pride was talking excitedly about the wonderful ideas floating around inside of her. In her excitement, she…
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Hostile Take-Over

Abuse of any sort is a hostile takeover. He’s there, everywhere you turn, every thought you think must first go through the filter “Is it okay to do this? Is it okay to say this? Am I going to start trouble if I go ahead with this?” It’s enough to make the sanest person crazy.…
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BANG! It’s ABUSE!

Verbal abuse happens out of nowhere. It’s as if he waits for me to settle down, calm down, relax a little…and then BANG! There it is.
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Cycle of Abuse Video

I wish I knew how to explain all of this without sounding like a crybaby or that I’m blaming my abuser for everything. I really wish I could come across as someone who knew exactly what she was doing and knew exactly what she was talking about and had the answers for everything…not that I…
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Silenced

This is how it feels to live with a verbal abuser. Nothing I say or do is of my own choosing. He assigns motives to me…some good and some bad depending on his mood, and tomorrow, he could change his mind. Nothing I say or do is said or done for the reasons I give.…
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Declaration of Freedom From Abuse

This declaration of freedom from abuse states my boundaries. I’ll use the word “you” because I am unwilling to put up with verbal abuse from anyone anymore.
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Knot Spinning

Confusion and depression are hallmarks of abusive relationships. For the victim anyway – the abuser knows what they are trying to do. They want to weaken.
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