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 →
Abusive People Are Everywhere – Signs of Abuse
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 →
Abuse Warning Signs – Something is Wrong
There are sometimes warning signs that tell you something is wrong, but you are unable to do anything about it. There are also gut instincts that also tell you something is not right and you are unable to find any logical explanation. There were a lot of strange things going on about 4 years ago with... Continue Reading →
Signs of Domestic Abuse
What are the Odds? According to the Domestic Violence Resource Center, 25% of women will have experienced domestic abuse in their lifetime. Keeping Secrets That is very disturbing fact, but it is one that cannot be ignored. In a way by my posting this anonymously I feel like I am keeping the secret rather than... Continue Reading →
What a Tangled Web They Weave
So I had a meeting with the principal of my daughter's school yesterday. We spoke our issues with the school and then the day kind of went from good to bad pretty quickly. In the late afternoon I was giving my daughter a spelling test and I am not sure what triggered her memory. So instead of having... Continue Reading →
How Did I Meet The Abuser – 2
So it is strange because I am posting this in order but it will appear backwards to anyone reading this. Okay so I met him and thought he was pretty special. The real problem was that I did not think I was special. Things seemed okay at first, I thought. (personal low self esteem issue)... Continue Reading →
Is This Abusive 