Survivor Story: My Abuse Left Me with Physical and Emotional Scars
Written by: BTSADV Survivor My story has its roots within the story of a man who was abused as a child. The man who abused my puppy and me was abused by his stepfather. I had to sit him down to convince him that my puppy was innocent, no matter the infraction he felt was […]
Survivor Story: I am a Teen Dating Violence Survivor
Written by: BTSADV Survivor I was 15 when I went through my first relationship. It was love at first sight, and that’s when I knew he was the boy I wanted to take home to meet my family. The first two months were amazing. He treated me so well, buying me flowers and necklaces and […]
Survivor Story: My Abuser Stalked Me and Repeatedly Violated the Protective Order
Written by: Andrea, Survivor and BTSADV Volunteer How to even begin to explain where my story begins… It started as an innocent friendship with no romantic involvement. As I began to hang out with my abuser more and more, there were so many red flags like the fact that he had to wake up and […]
Survivor Story: My Unborn Child Died after an Assault by My Abuser
Written by: Amanda, Survivor It was late, and I woke him up. I knew I should not have done that, but I needed the sixty dollars I loaned him so that I could pay the electric bill the following day. A huge fight started, and we ended up in the hallway with his hands around […]
Survivor Story: My Abuser Broke Down the Bathroom Door and Put a Gun to my Head
Written by: Yamile, Survivor When is it love, and when is it abuse? “I thought it would never happen to me.” “I thought he was going to change for me because he loved me.” “I thought he was possessive because he loved me.” These are some of the common factors in stories of domestic violence […]
Survivor Story: My Abuser Would Hurt Me in Front of My Daughter
Written by: Renee, Survivor My name is Renee, and I am a survivor of domestic violence. I’m 24 years old, and I was in an on and off again relationship. When we got back together for the millionth time over the past seven years, I thought his drug habit was harmless. He seemed to have […]
