Survivor Story: My Abuser Isolated Me and Ruined Relationships with My Friends
Written by: BTSADV Survivor I was in an emotionally, verbally, physically, and mentally abusive relationship for about four to five years. We met while we were both away at college. At first, while I was there, I was happy and having the time of my life with my roommates. However, both of my roommates were […]
Survivor Story: Don’t Let Happy Photos Deceive You into Thinking Everything is Okay
Written by: Annie, Survivor Here I was waiting for my ex to come home from his deployment with our son whom he hasn’t seen since he was two weeks old. Our son was nearly ten months old when my ex came back to the states. I spent the whole week before cleaning the entire house, […]
Survivor Story: I Went to the Hospital Multiple Times with Injuries from the Abuse
Written by: BTSADV Survivor “I was your puppet, and you held the strings until I realized I had my own wings….” I look back and see all the small warning signs before the big problems started happening. I shrugged off little red flags even on our first date. He was smart, cunning, very handsome, college […]
Survivor Story: From Bruised and Broken, to Strong and Free
Written by: BTSADV Survivor I just started my freshman year at university when I met, who I thought, was the man of my dreams. I was playing volleyball when I met him, and we instantly clicked. We had so much in common; it was like he was a boy version of me. I could tell […]
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 […]
