Physical & Emotional Abuse Support Group

Abuse is a general term for the treatment of someone that causes some kind of harm (to the abused person, to the abusers themselves, or to someone else) that is unlawful or wrongful. No one deserves abuse, period. Abuse can be emotional, physical, or sexual.

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yeouxleigh 12/08/2006

Well guys, I have enjoyed this site and i look forward to reading and writing more. For today I want to make it through the evening with my sanity and safety. I want to sleep and not worry about being hurt. But mostly, I want to find a way to leave and stay gone forever. I need strength and power. How do i get there and how do I stay gone. How do they do it? Those that finally make it out? When is it time? Where do I start and where do i get the strenght?

deleted_user 12/11/2006

I left two times. I am still out on the second time and have recently filed for divorce. I am constantly plagued by guilt and fear that I have done the wrong thing, but I keep talking to myself telling myself that I am a human being with the same abilities and choices of every other human on earth, and I choose not to live like this anymore. When I doubt I call my friends and they tell me the truth about myself. The reality of it is only you have the power to change you cirmcumstances. No one else can do it for you. For me the pain got so great I couldn\'t take it anymore and when I saw the pain spreading to my children- wow- then I really had to do something. The abuser spends a lot of time and energy convincing us that the abuse is not really happening- that we are the problem. We get brainwashed- read all you can- to know more- talk to people. Your pain is real- face it and decide what you can do to change it.

deleted_user 12/15/2006

AS scary as it is. NO matter how many panic attacks. You just do it. Watch your back and call friends.
They can think for you.
I knowyou can do it. You still can have a life.
It only hurts horribly for about 4 weeks. Then it is a little better.
KNkow that you can.
Gotta Believe
M

deleted_user 12/18/2006

It was a struggle for me for 22 years. Is that sad or what? It doesn\'t have to be that way for you. Stay in this group. Read all you can. You will see a pattern and the light will turn on. It won\'t be hard at all when you see that light. I am sooooo thankful to have found DS!!!

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