Category: Domestic Abuse Stories

Lisa A’s Story of Abuse

Lisa’s story of abuse has gone on for 24 years. She thinks it’s her fault but it’s not. Abuse is never the victim’s fault. Read her story now.
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My Abusive Marriage Recap

While reorganizing this website, I came across some pages that don’t fit the site any longer. But I didn’t want to get rid of their brief synopses of the abuse suffered through the years. So I thought I’d add them to a brand new page and see if brevity works as well as a deep…
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Of Knights and Poets

The day came when she looked at herself in the mirror and didn’t recognize the countenance staring back at her. The dark spot within her hissed an evil laugh. She looked into her past and realized that, once upon a time, she was vibrant and lovable; she longed for that young woman to return. The…
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Gipsy’s Leaving Abuse Story

Just leave. Now. Get up right now and leave. It will not get better and you might never reach the point where you feel strong enough or dead enough to leave
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Lisa – Leaving Abuse

Leaving abuse became complicated for Lisa when she realized she wanted the ready-made family her abuser provided. She had to leave children behind.
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#TheDayItStarted

Red Door Productions introduces #TheDayItStarted as a prompt for abuse victims to tell about their earliest memory of domestic abuse.
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Claire’s Story – Leaving Abuse

Leaving abuse, for Claire, started when she was 16 years old. She left her adoptive family and struck out on her own in search of a life she could love.
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Women Hit More Than Men But Men Do More Damage

We’ve taught our young men about domestic violence, but got the message to our girls that only guys can be held accountable for it. It’s time we taught our daughters to keep their hands and feet to themselves, too.
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Marie P’s Story of Abuse

I suffered from anxiety attacks since my preteens. The two abusers in my life are gone & I haven’t had one attack since. I never had anxiety disorder. It was them all along.
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Melissa B’s Story of Abuse

Melissa’s Signs of Being Abused My story is unique compared to those who experience years in an abusive relationship. I dated the man who held me hostage for only 3 weeks. When I wanted to end the dating, the abuse started. It felt like it went on for years. Getting out was the hard part.…
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