Verbal Abuse Recovery
I truly think God must have a sense of humor. I am not completely rid of my abusive ex-husband or abusive ex-boss but it sure makes me feel fired up to write more about verbal and emotional abuse, because awareness is key. Verbal Abuse can happen in almost any type of relationship and anywhere; in... Continue Reading →
You can read the first posts I made from March & April 2003 on this page Abusive Experience - Journal Entries 1. I had many sporadic entries throughout the last few years of our marriage. I think I was always worried he would read the journal entries. These journal entries were made after I had figured out he had a problem... Continue Reading →
The following entry was written after I had left the abusive alcoholic and drove to my mother's house in another state. Leaving him was really scary and he wanted me to feel that way. In the middle of December I had contacted an attorney, filed for divorce and then packed up my daughter and myself... Continue Reading →
I thought about including my actual journal entries that I had written while still married to the abuser. When I was in the middle I did not truly understand what I was going through. Although at that time my eyes were beginning to open to what the real problem was. I hope this helps anyone... Continue Reading →
Putting Our Daughter in the Middle Okay, so the manipulation tactics have continued no matter what the circumstances are. When we first got divorced he would attempt to contact me and swear he had changed his ways. He would make sure to run into my friends so he could attempt to earn allies and make... Continue Reading →
Now that I know what characteristics are in abusive people it is amazing how easy they are to spot. Sometimes it is almost disturbing how similar they behave. As Lundy Bandcroft mentioned in his book, "It is almost like they graduated from the same school of abuse." We have a house that really couldn't sell... Continue Reading →
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