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Originally Posted by LaurenLeigh
Yoda,wow. That was an amazing circle showing the different types of abuse. Yes, I fit into many of those pieces of the circle. Wow. The mind games, trying to make me feel guilty...btw, I still feel guilty almost all the time, the money, the control, the isolation, gestures of threatening violence. Thank you so much. Yoda, I am sorry to hear that you too have been through abuse. You sound like a very strong person now...even to the point to reaching out to help others. Thank you. Lauren
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I am glad that you found my post helpful. Often abused people think they are abused because they did something wrong. It is very confusing and the isolation just makes it harder. I had to be brave because I wanted to protect my son but getting away from my abuser was not easy. I loved the 'good' BF but feared him when he was 'bad'. Other people often don't understand why we don't just end the relationships or how difficult it is to do so even when we want to.
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The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well. anonymous
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