Domestic Abuse Stories

How She 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…

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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…

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Never let on that you’re getting stronger or planning to leave. Plan then escape. There really isn’t any intermediate step. Don’t believe your friends will help you. You are alone. But don’t let that put…

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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).…

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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…

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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…

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Signs of Being Abused My signs of abuse were all verbal…..and so blatant I didn’t really need to go look on the internet to validate. Signs included really graphic name calling (whore, slut, cunt, fucking…

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Signs of Being Abused I found out I was being abused by reading & talking to others. Candy’s Story of Abuse Depression, Alcohol use, Sleeplessness, Sickness I have been with this guy for almost 8…

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Signs of Being Abused I found out I was being abused upon reading the types of abuse and having experienced verbal and physical abuse as a child at the hands of my mother. Laural’s Story…

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Signs of Being Abused I did not know while I was with him. I was sexually assaulted by a neighbor 4 months after I left my abusive ex. The way I acted and reacted during…

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