Domestic Abuse Stories

Signs of Being Abused Putting down my intelligence, understanding, or feelings during any disagreement; getting livid if I ever raised any emotional issue such as having my feelings hurt ; physically hurting me in small…

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Signs of Being Abused Coerced into ceasing contact with friends, having a knife pulled on me while being called the name of my ex’s first husband, put-downs towards myself/family/friends. After I left: having calls go…

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Signs of Being Abused The mind games, the control, and then the assault. Anne’s Story Fear, Dread, Hopelessness My ex was a control freak who had to have his own way. For meals, he would…

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Signs of Being Abused My signs of being abused were verbal, emotional, mental, and physical. Patricia’s Story Can’t go on, Stuck, Hurt The day before our wedding, he gave me the silent treatment. I thought…

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What happened that made you decide to leave? MANY things. We knew each other since 2008, but we were off & on dating for 2 years until June 15, 2010. I was over at my…

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Living with abuse is horrible. I wish I could go back to the days when I thought I was a bad person or mentally ill. At least then I only had to fix myself.

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What happened that made you decide to leave? I was going to college in a different state. Thankfully, that was the only way I would safely and emotionally be able to get free from the…

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What happened that made you decide to leave? My son was diagnosed with Autism, but my ex didn’t believe me. He told everyone that I was lying and just wanted sympathy from other people. He…

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Signs of Being Abused It took me a long time to realize I was being abused. My ex-husband’s favorite tool was the “silent treatment”. Whenever he was “angry” at me, he would stop talking to…

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