“Surviving Abuse: Escaping the Grasp of an Abuser and Rebuilding a Life of Hope” by Jessica B
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 flags were his love bombing and cheating. I tried to leave then but he manipulated me by lying.When our child was 9 months old he physically assaulted me, broke my […]
“Breaking Free: Escaping an Abusive Marriage and Finding a New Beginning”
It was March, 2017. I was 19, in my first and last semester at the college of my dreams. I had started late and the reason will be explained in this story. At 19, I thought I was already with the guy I knew I’d marry, and I was so deeply in love with […]
Surviving a Nightmare: My Journey from Abuse to Healing
I (26F) don’t wanna tell this story but it’s been a long time coming. I think at this point it’s less about my family and more about just getting it out of my system. My childhood was rough. Beyond rough. I read other stories on here and cry because I relate so well to […]
A Deadly Countdown: New Year’s Eve to New Year’s Day
Domestic violence reports are higher than the normal daily average on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, with New Year’s Day averaging 2.7 times more incidents of domestic violence than the normal daily average. New York Times By Tara Woodlee As the clock ticks towards the New Year, there’s a grim reality that shadows the […]
Escaping abuse and trauma to live as a survivor. By Tara Z
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 love, affection and attention. Being criticized and put down. Physical abuse, hitting, punching, slapping, kicking, emotional abuse, shouting, fear based environment and control tactics. I received s*@ual abuse when I […]
Breaking Free: My Journey from Abuse to Freedom.
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 signs of red flags in the beginning which I failed to ignore because after all I was 15 and had no clue what red flags were. He was constantly ditching […]
