Category: Domestic Abuse Stories
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Living in My Abusive Marriage
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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Sara 2’s Story – Leaving Abuse
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 situation. How did you feel about your abuser and/or your relationship in the days before you left? I was very…
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Casey’s Story – Leaving Abuse
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 wouldn’t accept my son’s autism, and he treated him very unfairly. My ex would punish my son when he didn’t…
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Caroline’s Story of Abuse
Caroline’s 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 me. He got so good at this, he would pretend I didn’t exist. He could do this for a…
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Pamela’s Story of Abuse
How Pamela Found Out She Was Being Abused At first my husband would get angry and shout at me and call me names. Sometimes he would walk very fast up to me like he was going to hit me and then just stand there, staring down at me breathing heavily. He would bang doors and…
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Jennifer’s Story – Leaving Abuse
What happened that made you decide to leave? The name calling, his constant spending money on drinking, and his being drunk. Amazon.com WidgetsHow did you feel about your abuser and/or your relationship in the days before you left? I was over it. I had enough. I didn’t want to live that way anymore. What three…
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Sheri’s Story of Leaving Abuse
What happened that made you decide to leave? My therapist asked me why I stayed. I said it was because my daughters needed their father (I didn’t know he was abusing them at the time). He told me they’d end up with someone just like him, I told him they wouldn’t, they’d know better. He…
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Sara’s Story – Leaving Abuse
What happened that made you decide to leave? After 5 tumultuous years with Carl I finally ended it. We had a relationship like no other. He was my best friend, my lover, my soulmate. I felt people could never grasp the depth of our connection and the rawness of our love. I never thought I…
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Jim’s Story – Leaving Abuse
What happened that made you decide to leave? Amazon.com WidgetsShe dumped me again. I had no choice. I’m glad she didn’t change her mind again. I stopped talking to her completely because we were still being verbally abusive to each other after the breakup. How did you feel about your abuser and/or your relationship in…
