[Talulah]

this survivor talk, i used to get inspired by it, but now.....i'll never get it out. marked for life. i guess in my gut i don't belive in survivors, it desn;t feel possible. i am giving up on that now.
i am the marked girl, the one you smell, sense, crave and imbibe.

so.pissed.and.i'd.live another.weekend.of beatings.torture.and.countless.brutal.violations.if. i.was.promised.that.if.i.survived.this.time.i.would.be.freed.from.it.forever.

[50guy]

Overcome. No one holds power over you unless you let them.

If abuse is still occuring, get away, call the police, a trusted friend or, family member.

I am a survivor. 42 years past it. 25 years accepting it. 2 years he has been dead. Sometimes I still get pissed about it all but, life goes on and he dosen't have power over me.

[pachyderm]

> No one holds power over you unless you let them.

Does this mean it is your fault if they do?

((((((((talulah))))))

never never give up sweetie, no one deserves this, you are a human being, you must carry on fighting this, get it out, if you're still being abused there is no reason to be - please get help, please, you so do not deserve to live like this.

gentle hugs if that's ok, Jinny. pm me anytime ok?

[salukigirl]

"no one can make you feel inferior without your permission." - eleanor roosevelt.

its not you fault per se.

youre not alone. on average, most women go back to their abusive partners at least 5-7 times before they finally leave for good, if they ever do leave.

you knowing its wrong is the first step. i went back probably a dozen times and eventually i took all my stuff and lived in my car for a month until i found a friend with a couch. well i beat the ever long %#@&#! out of him first, then i left. you can do it. if i did it at 17 you can do it now.