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It starts out like a dream.

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Then I breathe. I’m awake, and you being asleep is just the calm before every storm. Why am I not used to this yet?

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Draw the line, enforce your boundaries, limit contact, be mindful of your energy, and finally leave if need be.

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I’m choosing to believe that. After my abuse, I can have a healthy relationship.

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I remember the first time my body tried to tell me something.

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We finesse our way through our day only to fall apart at night silently, alone, and isolated.

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The burden is not yours to carry, but you carry it anyway.

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One of the most frequent questions someone asks me in response to talking about being abused is “Why didn’t you tell anyone?”

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He is making his own choices even it means death, but I choose life.

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I never thought I would fall in love with an abuser. I thought if an abuser walked into my life, I would know.