hi my name is brenda and i am brand new here this my first time on line on this site. please don't give up and let it get the best of you it sounds like there are a lot of us out here that want to be here for you and help you get through this. so that you know that i understand i lost my mom at age 10 and then went to live with my dad and stepmom and suffered all three abuses, then i was raped at age 13 and was in a mentaly abusive marriage for 5 years and then a physically abusive on for 3 years. it tooka long time to be able to trust again but i'm glad i did i have been married to a wonderful man for 20 years now and he has been very supportive to me while i am trying to heal hop we can talk soon