My Story-Naomi
t’s ironic that just as I start to feel comfortable confronting the ghosts from my past, one of them dies. While he may be physically dead, he is still very much alive in my head. He was my step-dad. I was supposed to be able to trust him. My dad wasn’t in the picture except […]
My Story-Miranda
I was 19 the first time I “left” my abuser. I was 7 months pregnant with our first child and he had locked me in our bedroom, as in he was in the hall holding the doorknob, and was telling me that he was going to set our apartment on fire. I crawled out of […]
“Surviving Domestic Abuse: My Relationship with a Police Officer”
I am 28 years old. I was in a three year relationship with a police officer who was also in the military . After the police academy he became angry. When he drank he became more angry and abusive. He had weapons in the house he would constantly threaten me with. We had no children […]
“From Captivity to Liberation: My Journey Out of Domestic Abuse”
I was with a man for 2 years before I decided to run away. He took me out of church, told me I couldn’t see my family anymore. I was so use to being locked in rooms an hit repeatedly, having dip spit cups thrown at my head, told I had to clean it up […]
“Surviving the Unthinkable: My Journey Through Domestic Violence”
GUILTY OF (DV) ABUSING ME & I COUNT VICTIM’S IMPACT STATEMENT Effects of the Crime & Recommendations for Sentencing The crime for which the defendant was sentenced affected me psychologically, mentally, emotionally, and financially. The physical injuries from this event have healed, but the fear and the injuries done to me psychologically still remain. I […]
My Story- Caitlin
It always starts small, little things that you almost don’t notice. Mine started with my friends, him figuring out which of my friends was the most supportive and slowly cutting them out, using stories I had told about them and twisting them into something I should hate them for. Then it was my family, why […]
