Survivor Story: My Abuser Isolated Me from Everything I Knew by Moving Me to Another Country
Written by: BTSADV Survivor I met my abuser back in the Philippines in May 2006. I was introduced by his niece who is also my friend while he was on vacation. He was a very charming, nice guy with a great sense of humor. He was in a relationship at that time, so I didn’t […]
Survivor Story: The Emotional Abuse Made Me Feel Insecure and Caused Issues with Anxiety
Written by: BTSADV Survivor I was only 17 years old when I met my ex-boyfriend whom I would later find out was emotionally abusive. I was in my first year of university living in the dorms, and I had sworn to myself that I wouldn’t get into anything serious too soon. And then he came […]
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: 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, […]
Survivor Story: After Eight Years of Being Tormented, I Battle PTSD
Written by: BTSADV Survivor I had just separated from my first husband whom I had married when I was 18 and had two boys with. When we met, I was 22, and my sons were one and three years old. He was amazing and sweet, and he was able to show me a life I […]
What is Stealthing: Learning About Reproductive Coercion
By Jenn Rockefeller Domestic violence is to physically, emotionally, mentally, financially or sexually harm another in the name of power and control. Intimidation and threats are abound in each of these forms of abuse. Sexual abuse is just one spoke in the wheel that the abuser will use to their advantage in the quest for […]
