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.
I came so close to calling a local support group this morning. I could list any number of reasons why I didn't, but none of them are good enough to counter the bs from the last 10 years of being with him. I'm just feeling really down about not being able to bring myself to hit the dial button.
I used to lock myself in the bathroom with my phone (the only room in the house with a lock on the door where he couldn't disturb me), and just sit with the phone in my hand. I would get as far as dialling some days, but hang up when still in the queue.
It took a long time to call and really talk to anyone.
There's no 'amount' of time by which you 'should' be doing this stuff. And it's hard! It's not like any other kind of phone call I've ever made in my life before, for sure.
Be patient with yourself. You're already doing great. And you always have us :) xx
Peace,
LT
I know that when I called, I wasn't able to do it so long as I thought of it as calling for help. But once I thought of it is simply seeking more information... that helped a lot.
You're learning and growing already. Keep up the good work, at the pace YOU need.