Breaking the Silence: My Journey of Survival and Hope After Abuse

Every year since 2021- i’ve shared my story and will keep sharing my story for those hiding in the silence. To anyone who cannot use their voice i want you to know, i was once in your shoes and YOU ARE NOT ALONE. My story starts when i was 14. So young, barely getting into my teenage years, & learning myself. I was never expecting to get into a relationship, it was more of a “one thing led to another” situation. I always ignored the “if they do it once, it’s only gonna get worse” saying, until it actually happened to me. I was strangled, i got choked for screaming & crying from being in pain, used as a punching bag, slapped out my sleep, would get my head banged on windows, drug out of cars, drug around rooms, & even sexually assaulted. People always tend to ask why I never called the cops or said anything sooner and it was because i had been threatened if i ever said anything he would kill me. Till this day, i vividly remember what happened to me when i finally said something. I was taken to an empty dark road in the middle of nowhere & i was strangled to the point that everything went black and i didn’t wake up until the next morning with blood all over the pillow. That there was my sign to leave before it was too late. This has taught me to be cautious with the people i met afterwards & has traumatized me permanently. But I thank God everyday for waking me back up & putting me in a better place where i dont have to question these things. By survivor Lexi