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Originally Posted by DarknessIsMyFriend
I would make it a priority to get away ASAP even if you have to get a roommate or something to downsize living costs.
I can tell you from experience that living with your childhood abuser is unwise. I lived with my mother who was an abusing control freak well into my adult hood before she passed away about 4 years ago and I didn't stem out to be on my own until 8 months ago.
Living alone has it's challenges but I'm significantly healthier now compared to what I was 4 years ago. In fact, if anybody that knew me back then saw me now they would think I'm a different person.
So leave any way you can. You will be a completely different person.
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Thank you DarknessIsMyFriend. This is really helpful. So is everyone else's comments. I am going to leave. I think what has kept me here, with him and my mom, is complacency and fear. They don't help me in terms of saying things like "you can do it," or "we believe in you, you can move out." They seem to want me to stay.
Enough about that though. I'm leaving. I put up a message on craigslist this morning looking for a room.