The most important thing here is that you do not blame yourself! You are NOT responsible for the abuse. It is never OK for anyone to abuse you, and you are extremely strong for coming to this point. The fact that you are reading this means that you are on Read more…
Please tell us your story on how you recognized what was happening, what you did, and what helped you. Not only is it therapeutic to write things down, but your story may help many others in their difficult situation. You know better than anyone that there are many people out Read more…
You get normal people who are growing and learning how to treat others better (this takes a lifetime so don’t ever stop learning) and you get damaged people who need professional help in learning how to have healthy relationships. Through this process, I haven’t just heard beautiful stories from individuals Read more…
I have spoken to a lot of people that either have been in an emotionally abusive relationship, or who were intimately connected with someone who did, and the message of hope they shared was the same each time without exception: “It was terrible, but now I am so happy” “It Read more…