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(also known as Getting Away)
Leaving, as a treatment, describes the act of removing oneself from a harmful situation. more at Wikipedia

Treatment Success Rate

Top 5 Communities
Condition Members Success
Breakups & Divorce
2388
80%
Physical & Emotional Abuse
1971
89%
Sexual Abuse
1007
81%
Infidelity
504
81%
Anxiety
7
86%
Overall, 83% (5936 Members) find Leave helpful
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Working / Worked
Felt like a old shirt, being tossed out.
Working / Worked
I wanted out for at least 10 years desperately, but somehow I was freed after he beat me and I had him arrested, for beating me finally after so much abuse.
Working / Worked
OMG, the best thing I could have ever done for myself
this is working
Working / Worked
I moved to a different state.
The best thing Ive ever done!
I left for the first time in Oct '08...7 weeks into my marriage. I just left again at the end of June, about 7 weeks short of our 1st anniversary. It's mostly working, but I still feel sad, confused & nervous.
Working / Worked
Sometimes you just need to get away to get a fresh perspective...can't see the forest from the trees?
Working / Worked
This was the morning I woke up and decided enough was enough and left a note for him telling him to get out.
Working / Worked
I moved from the west coast to the east coast to get away, but it wasn't until my father died that it felt safe enough (at a subconscious level) to release the memories a little at a time.
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