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My mom and I both feel things like bricks and we barely know the difference between love and pain.

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Because of you, I know what kind of person I need in my life to make my soul happy. Because of you, I am now a better version of myself.

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When I’m awake, everything that I see, hear, feel, touch, and smell triggers the trauma that lives within me.

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A part of me will always be the girl sitting on the floor, waiting for him to hug me and tell me we are going to be okay. 

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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.

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Oh, Snapchat, you’ve done just about one of the worst things you could have done.

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I came home after class one day and found the bathroom door smashed to pieces. Slivers of wood scattered across the tile.

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Intimate relationships often start off with the man being on his best behavior and showing his charming and kind side to the woman.

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This finding highlights part of what makes being a woman so terrifying — that we not only have to fear the strangers in dark alleyways, but also the people we trust the most in broad daylight.

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Maybe this is your story too or maybe it will be.