Survivor Story: People I Didn’t Know Came Forward to Help after My Children and I Left My Abuser
Written by: BTSADV Survivor Recently, I watched a show about a murdered domestic violence victim whose experiences were similar to mine. I experienced verbal, emotional, physical, and financial abuse while I was with my ex. Over and over again, I was abused and told I was worthless. There were times where I would leave for […]
Survivor Story: Breaking My Silence for the First Time
Written by: BTSADV Survivor My story happened in the summer of 1974 when I was 14 years old. This is the first time ever telling my story. Maybe it is time it is told — perhaps it will help someone else. I was 14 when I first met him. He told me he was 16, […]
Survivor Story: The Abuse Escalated to a Point Where I Feared for My Children
Written by: BTSADV Survivor Our relationship started out alright. It was new, he was different, and I thought I was in love because he seemed nicer than the rest. After a few weeks went by, he was already living with me. After a few months passed, we were engaged. At one year we were married, […]
Survivor Story: I Didn’t Want to Live Anymore, but I Couldn’t Leave My Children
Written by: Stephanie, Survivor My name is Stephanie, and I am a survivor of domestic violence. I want to share my story with you and give hope to anyone that is a domestic violence survivor or still in an abusive relationship. My passion – and mission – is to end domestic violence. I was 15 […]
Survivor Story: Rosie’s Triumphant Happy Ending
By Jill Crowner Rosie Love had her first encounters with abuse at an early age. In the second grade, she was continually chased down on the playground by a boy who she thought to be her friend. He would isolate her on the far side of the playground, pin her to a chain-link fence and […]
Survivor Story: I Never Saw It as Abuse
Written by: BTSADV Survivor My heart breaks as I write about someone whom I don’t know anymore, and I am not sure I ever did. Did he know me? Maybe, but not as he should have. Not like he said he did. Why? I lived a year and a half of my entire life for […]
