Survivor Story: My Abuser Told the Military Police That I Assaulted Him
Written by: BTSADV Survivor When I was 14 years old and a freshman in high school, I didn’t know about sex because my parents were old fashioned and believed that the school should teach that. My older brother was a junior that year and always drove me to school. One day after school let out, […]
Survivor Story: My Father Abused My Mother and Me Until I Was 13
Written by: BTSADV Survivor Growing up, my mom and I were abused by my dad. The earliest time I can remember was when I was five. It was Father’s Day, and my parents were separated at the time. I woke up to them fighting, and I ran out of my room to help her. I […]
PTSD in Children
By Jenn Rockefeller Has your child ever experienced something so horrible or scary that it gave them nightmares? Has your child ever avoided anything that reminded them of the experience? Does your child feel detached from others around them? If you answered yes to those questions, your child might have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). […]
Survivor Story: My Ex Abused Me and Both of Our Infant Sons
Written by: BTSADV Survivor My story is pretty simple and probably not unlike many others. We were 21 and 20 when we first met. I thought he was just the sweetest guy. We were dating and making proclamations of love pretty quickly. Then, when my mom kicked me out suddenly, I thought it would be […]
Survivor Story: The Abuse from My Stepfather Has Affected All of My Relationships
Written by: Paige, Survivor I’m not even sure how to start this. My life with my family was great for a really long time, but then it was like a switch flipped. I was eleven when it all started. At first, it was just threats from my mom’s husband. If I did something he didn’t […]
Survivor Story: The Abuse in My Childhood Home Primed Me for Abuse as a Young Military Wife
Written by: BTSADV Survivor Growing up in a home of emotional and physical abuse led me on a three-year journey that taught me valuable life lessons. I look back now on those three years of my life and see the strength that I never knew I had. I see my bravery in maintaining my resilience, […]
