Survivor Story: My Abuser Discharged a Shotgun within a Few Feet of My Head and Torso
Written by: BTSADV Survivor I’ve been contemplating this post for a while now. It’s intimidating to write it all down. Some of you will scroll past thinking that my life is none of your business or maybe it offends your person, and you’d rather not know. I’ve contemplated who in my family will read this and […]
Survivor Story: A Torch in My Hand, Facing My Darkness
Written by: BTSADV Survivor “A Torch in My Hand, Facing My Darkness” Every time I close my eyes, I say a prayer and am just thankful to be here. Though there are times that I get panic attacks, my brain gets foggy, and I break out in sweats, and there were times that I cried […]
Survivor Story: Family Court Forced Me to Co-Parent with My Abuser
Written by: BTSADV Survivor I started dating him when I was a freshman in high school and got pregnant a year later. Things started changing slowly—a shove here, a push there, sometimes with my daughter in my arms. He would pin me against the wall with his forearm on my neck, yelling and cursing at […]
Survivor Story: My Ex Started Abusing Me After My First Son Was Born
Written by: Brittney, Survivor I’m Brittney, and I left my attacker two years ago. It was a relationship of 7 years. It was a ‘saving’ one. What I mean by this is that he saved me from the ex that used to beat and burn me and force me to sleep with people. I thought […]
Survivor Story: My Abuser Threatened Me Long After the Divorce
Written by: BTSADV Survivor After 17 years and three children, I found the strength to leave my abusive marriage. After six weeks of marriage, I experienced my ex-husband’s temper for the first time. I had never seen that anger in anyone before, and I mistook it for intense emotion. I decided that no one had […]
Abuse in the LGBTQ+ Community
Anyone can become a victim of domestic abuse, including individuals in the LGBTQ+ community. The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP), released a report noting that 58% of survivors in the LGBTQ+ community, 10% of them reported that an ex-lover or partner instigated the violence against them. Barriers to Leaving Abuse With IPV, it can […]
