Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Support Group
Find support with others who have gone through a traumatic experience. Whether you have chronic or acute PTSD, we are here for you.
Find support with others who have gone through a traumatic experience. Whether you have chronic or acute PTSD, we are here for you.
If they can pull it off it serves them at least two purposes that I can think of:It gives them a means to control the victim, and it messes with everyone's heads and makes the survivor's allegations of abuse less credible to some people, by making the abuser look like an extremely benevolent, generous, long-suffering person giving financial assistance to someone who can't take care of them self, when in truth the perpetrator's abuse, stalking, and ongoing sabotage of the victim are big reasons-sometimes the only reason- that the victim is not more financially independent.
In a nutshell perpetrators who can afford it financially are willing to pay large amounts of money to keep the survivor in their control and try to discredit them(us.)
Because he has given you financial support after he caused your disabilities, in no way makes you obligated to tolerate more abuse from him.If your husband is aware of your "father" and knows to not automatically believe everything that your abuser might say to your husband if they are alone together, then IMHO your husband's idea for you to not even be there when your abuser is there seems like a good one.Use your imagination about where you could go depending upon how long he plans to stay, but I'm sure we can figure out something before he arrives.
Oh, and you might want to consider taking your little boy with you.You probably already know this, but the kind of manipulative, conniving abusers that you have described also love to try to turn children in the family against the victim.
We will help you through this.You don't have to be there when he's there.If you want to feel even more empowered you can also call the National Domestic Violence Hotline or if the town you live in has any kind of Family Violence Center you might visit with them as well as hearing what others in this group can suggest.
Stay safe
it is very difficult to think clearly especialy when it is family and a sense of familial obligation.
i think though that y shld consider if he wld stop helping u financialy if yur not there. and what ways more.
i know its hard to feel unsafe in uur own house, to feel u need to escaoe. everyone deserves a place to really call home.
hugs, alexis19