Breaking the Silence One Story at a Time

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

By Anonymous Survivor **The following is written by a survivor of domestic violence and abuse and control. Names have been changed to protect all involved.**

By Anonymous Survivor **The following is a letter written by a survivor of domestic violence and abuse to her abuser. Names have been changed to

By Anonymous Survivor **The following is written by a survivor of domestic violence, infidelity, and abuse. Names have been changed to protect all involved.** I

By Survivor Stephanie **The following is written by a survivor of domestic violence and abuse. Names have been changed to protect all involved.** I’m choosing

  I met him a couple months after I turned 18. I was in a relationship at the time, and he was just my coworker.

I’ll start by saying that in telling my story, I never thought in a million years that I would be a victim of Domestic violence

Once upon a time, in a world where dreams and reality often blur, I met someone who seemed to be the perfect match for my

  Hello,I don’t know how to start that story, or if anyone will read it, but by putting words on a tablet screen, maybe will

Steve – nice guy met on a dating site I dated about 10 years ago.. I just realised how to describe how he treated me.

It took about 8 years after our first born to realize my wife was in a cycle. Throughout the humps of marriage that are typical,

Hello, my name is Erica and I am a domestic violence survivor. I first experienced domestic violence in my teens. I grew up on the

I’ve been silent for 4 years. My story isn’t as awful as some but it still changed my life and could have killed me. And

i ’ve been free for almost a year now… with the best boyfriend ever… with a puppy with him. The past 2-3 years before that

At the age of sixteen I went through something, no one that age should go through. This is what caused me to go from a

My story began at the age of seven when the babysitter stared to abuse me, it then went on to me being brutally taped at

My story may not be as extreme as others, but it has effected me for over 7 years. I had a now ex-boyfriend who was

MY VOICE IS MY MOST POWERFUL TOOL The prevalence of domestic violence within the Cambodian community is by far one of the most unexpressed and

A Woman’s Choice: He was my first stepdad. He used to beat my mother up all the time. I never quite figured out why. He

I’m Desiree, I met this dude sweet as can be so I thought the love bombing was just a sign. I was beaten for 8

I was in a relationship I was 16 when the relationship started I was 18 when it ended but they 2 years felt like a

I was 17 and at a party where I saw Billy. Billy was tall, dark, nice eyes and the most gorgeous hair I’ve ever seen.

Confusion – Doubt – UncertaintyBasically, I am a very questioning person. I want to know how things and people work. Yet, I have spent all of

Unfortunately, since my first and worst narcissistic abusive relationship at 17, it became a pattern, and there are more than one story now. The story

I met my first abuser right out of the womb. It was my mother. And then I’m at my first daughter’s father, Lonnie. Who’s a

It’s been about 12 years-I was abused by my coworker-he pulled me aside at work, raped me, strangled me, told me not to scream for

I wanted to tell my story. No one knows it has happened to me but I want to write this for someone who may be

I met my abuser in 2018. He moved to New Jersey I went down to visit him. His mother would lock me upstairs and He’d

We were married for 19 years. During those 19 years, I cooked every meal, washed all the clothes, cleaned the house, was primary with the

  Feel like a shaken bottle and some stuff is about to bubble out. Only it’s not soda, it’s words. It’s my story. And I

All these years watching him on Facebook, I thought that he had strong family values, good Christian morals, and integrity. I was impressed by the

I met my abuser in 2017 through mutual peers at a party. He impregnated me in 2018 and we moved in together. The first red

  It was March, 2017. I was 19, in my first and last semester at the college of my dreams. I had started late and

Hello I’m 29 half Irish half Croatian. I feel very traumatized by my upbringing in particular the abuse I received from my father, lack of

I met the love of my life at 15, little did I know he would turn out to be my abuser too. There was early

I made a choice not to be a victim of domestic violence anymore 10 months ago after 10 years of abuse. I kept most of

Door unlocked and kept my dog near the door and went to get water from the kitchen… But he came in and hit my dog

I was 14 at the time, living with an emotionally abusive father, just starting highschool. I had never really had a relationship beforehand. I met

Married to a person who verbally, emotionally and physically assaults you is not alright. I almost lost my mind and my life by a narcissist.

Hi !I am a survivor!! My abuse lasted 22 years physically, emotionally, and financially. We were your typical upper middle class suburban family. The perfects.

she wants us to go to a house that is under her control, she’s going to harm us physically, emotionally, and spiritually, I have proof

I was physically abused on over 50 occasions over 3 years by a person with the condition of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). After each violent

In 2018 I met my first husband, our relationship started off great, however we moved very quickly. The first incident 3 months into our relationship,

I will cut a long story as short as possible. I say it’s a long story, because, like all people who are abused, it reaches

I was the victim of domestic violence for over 5 years. After being physically abused on a regular basis, I gathered the courage to tell

  I was with my ex husband 3 years he the domestic abuse started when he moved in together he took me away from my

  My story began in September 2015, I was 22 years old. I met & started dating and fell in love with a man who

As part of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, I have been encouraged to share my story publicly. You see, I barely survived an abusive marriage