I would have called the police but that was something that you felt that you could not do. As far as your animals there is the shelter for animals and in Wisc...
Hi! Well I am in Germany right now so time difference may be an issue. But I know I am 8 hours from the west coast and 6 hours from the east coast. I am...
Hi Laura, I know exactly where you are coming from. You are right the violence will esculate I know firsthand. About wanting to leave--if you have any access...
Laura, You are in a position now where you have NO choice but to get out. Things are getting worse as you know. You may not want to hear this and I am sorry if...
Hi Everyone, My name is Eileen ,I'm new. I'm 37 years old and I'm the youngest of six children. Today before I came to school , my mom and I were crying cuz of...
I just went to see my ex boyfriend over the weekend. BIG MISTAKE! He is being so so sweet to try & win me back. For a while I wasn't even answering his calls....
Melissa... I know.. I know I've gone back and forth before... and I appreciate your words.. I know that honesty can always be harsh... Just a couple of...
I'm not a great source of strength or support right now... but I thought I would try... maybe give you something... something is often better than nothing...
Just a little advice from someone who's been there. My ex was at my house and found my birth control pills, which at the time were simply to regulate me. So...
Don't even listen to his voicemails. Don't give him a chance to sweet-talk you. Cut him off completely. Terri ... "Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes...
Don't ever give in to him. If you did. It will only make things worse. It will make him think he has control over you. Of course kids come number 1. Who would...
Well my mom called again. We are talking ok. I told her she needs to treat me like anyone else, and for us to be like mother and daugther not aginst each...
Ladies I have a new blog I worked on all day yesterday and I sent out invites but here is the link to check it out. It is on adult survivors of abuse too. I...
We was in the hospital but we are home now and feeling much better although sick to our tummies today. We have a new med for seizures, bipolar, and anxiety...
I am suddenly having difficulty writing back to the individuals who responded to my post yesterday. I just want to say thank you guys so much for writing back...
Hello everyone.....thanks for letting me join....you are all welcome to add me to messenger and chat.... about my story....havent gotton head on stright enough...
Hi everyone, Well I was on the computer with my husband last night(he is in Iraq) and I told him I wasn't going to take being mentally, verbally and physically...
Amy, I left my husband when I was 30 and had 3 kids. I had been with him (on and off) since high school. When I was away from him I got involved with men who...
What we do every year to make our communities aware of child abuse month, is placing pink flamingos in peoples yards (people who we know that dont get...
Please dont beat yourself up, it happens when women go back to their abuser. Stats show that women go back 8 times to their abuser until they get fed up. Yes,...
Tanya, We all have our moments of weakness and the fear of being alone with way to much time on our hands to think, feel etc. For a long time "he" was your...
I feel that John Gray's book has a lot of valid and true ideas and information in it-- for so-called "NORMAL" people. For couples who basically DO both care...
I am new to this chat thing so I hope I get it right. My fiance and I have been together for 5 1/2 yrs. We met at our job. For the first 6 mths he was the...
Ladies here is my link to my christian group for ladies that are survivors of childhood abuse. It is new and I want to help all I can. I am trying to not...
Amy, I think you had an entirely normal response. Most of us stuff our feelings about how we are treated. We're told we're too sensitive, that we over-react....
I find the same to be true about a lot of "marriage counseling". There are some very good ideas that can help a "normal" marriage that's experiencing...
I am sitting here reading everones messages. Many are bringing tears to my eyes. I can relate to so much! The other day my fiance went on one of his tirades. I...