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.
Don't know where to start. Nearly four years of emotional abuse, manipulation, physical intimidation, sexual blackmail. And he is leaving. Feeling like a shell of my former self. Overweight, broken down, depressed, and he is leaving. The past year of his adult son also living with us. Increasing stress, blind to his dad's abuse...and they are both leaving. Financially drained..and he is leaving. I am a cyclone of emotions. Happy, sad, utterly devastated, crushed, relieved, hopeful. I was emotional and upset and crying...but that is my ego at the thought of him leaving me...when just the other day I was researching how to EVICT him. But he did it for me, I saw the lease. It is real.
Also, this would be a good time to start practicing extreme self-care. The first step would be to get support via your women's shelter and a qualified therapist who specializes in recovery from abuse & trauma. The 2nd step is to go total & complete No Contact w/the abuser.
It also helps to remind yourself of all that he has done to you. You could try Ilene's Index Card Exercise. I will bump it up for you.
~healing hugs~