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Finding real love after being surrounded by abuse will remind you of what it feels like to be comfortable. You won’t be constantly walking on eggshells and waiting for the next time your abuser blows up at you.

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In the process of endless chances, damage takes place. The heart shuts down. The individual has lost their voice. The person you once were is now lost.

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I wish I could say that it wasn’t all bad, or that I left right when things changed, or that I left after it got too violent. But none of these things are true.

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Abusers don’t know the meaning of boundaries, and they will stomp on yours any chance they get if you let them.

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Maybe it felt like romance. It wasn’t.

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You hurt me more than you will ever know.

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There is this idea that when people experience abuse, they will know what to do. I had no idea.

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While connecting with other people who have experienced domestic abuse, it seemed that many of us have something in common. Victims of domestic abuse struggle with identifying themselves as real victims.

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I hope that my voice reaches your ears and touches your heart when I say that you are worthy of kindness. You are already and always have been worthy of goodness.

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I have moved on from him, but the trauma is still there. It doesn’t mean that I still love him, it just means that I am still healing.