Break Your Silence

Seeking Safety: My Ongoing Struggle with a Stalking Ex-Husband

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By Anonymous Survivor

**The following is written by survivors of domestic violence and abuse seeking safety. Names have been changed to protect all involved.**

A Survivor’s Plea for Safety

I’m desperate for help.

It’s been seven years I’ve been divorced, and my ex-husband still stalks me daily. He threatens me and in the past, I’ve had orders to protect me.

However, the orders did nothing but cost me contempts in court from his mom retaliating on me financially. I just need some safety and security in my life.

My two daughters love me and want to be in my life, but he makes it impossible.

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Break the Silence Against Domestic Violence (BTSADV) is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting survivors of domestic violence beyond crisis. BTSADV focuses on long-term healing through financial assistance programs, scholarships, survivor retreats, advocacy initiatives, and a national support line. The organization works to amplify survivor voices, raise awareness about coercive control and systemic failures, and help break generational cycles of abuse through education, outreach, and community engagement.

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