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Domestic Abuse Stories


  • Abuse Affects the Wise

    No one – no one – waits forever. Think good things for yourself because what you think becomes your reality. Dream big and plan flexibly. Envision a life without abuse and no, that life is not necessarily minus your current abuser.

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  • Elana’s Story of Abuse

    Elana’s Story of Abuse

    Elana’s Signs of Being Abused I did some Internet research not too long ago. For many years, I did not know I had been brainwashed and verbally abused all along. Elana’s Emotional Signs of Abuse Regret, Confused, Dumbed down Elana’s Story of Abuse We have known each other for a decade. We got engaged last

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  • Christina’s Story of Abuse

    Christina’s Story of Abuse

    Christina’s Signs of Being Abused When I was in middle school, the author of the book They Cage the Animals at Night came to our school and talked about child abuse. I remember sitting in the gym in shock because I lived with a physically, mental, spiritual and sexual abusive father. Christina’s Emotional Signs of Abuse

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  • Leslie’s Story of Abuse

    Leslie’s Story of Abuse

    Leslie’s Signs of Being Abused [My story of abuse ending began when] I told my best friend about some of the things that were happening regularly in my household and she recommended I take some time to meet with her mom, who worked in a center for non-violent communication. Her mom spent an hour discussing

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  • Connie’s Story of Abuse

    Connie’s Story of Abuse

    How Connie Found Out She Was Being Abused Well while discussing my fights with my husband with my friends. But my children who are not his, told me from the beginning but I just thought they did not want me with anyone but their dad. Words Connie Chose to Describe Her Abusive Experience Fear, Belittled,

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  • Watch You Cry’s Story of Abuse

    Watch You Cry’s Story of Abuse

    Watch You Cry’s Signs of Being Abused He kept saying he was “transparent” but in the end I realized I was in the dark and that he knew everything about my business and then, I asked myself “Why? Why does this person need to know so much about me and needs to make themselves so much a part of what

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  • Trace’s Story of Abuse

    Trace’s Story of Abuse

    How Trace Found Out She Was Being Abused I actually found a list. It said something like – Are You In An Abusive Relationship? When I realized I fit the list in almost every category, I decided I had to remove myself. It took years but I did it. We divorced in 1995 but had a separation first. He

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  • Shelley’s Story of Abuse

    Shelley’s Story of Abuse

    Shelley’s Signs of Being Abused I always knew things weren’t right, that we didn’t argue in a normal way but I always looked at myself and what I was doing. On the day my husband’s mother died, he blamed me for her death saying I stressed her out by telling her about our relationship. The truth was I lied

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  • Steve’s Story of Abuse

    Steve’s Story of Abuse

    I found your site in a desperate search to understand what I am dealing with. I do not know how many will understand a husband being abused, but here goes.

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  • Sunny’s Story of Abuse

    Sunny’s Story of Abuse

    Sunny’s Signs of Being Abused I read an article in an Indian newspaper, I knew that something like ‘verbal abuse’ existed probably because of my extensive reading of psychology texts but this article was a good eye-opener. Sunny’s Emotional Signs of Abuse Sadness, Anger, Depression Sunny’s Story of Abuse I have a master’s in mechanical

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