Survivor Stories

I don’t believe in, nor trust people. I don’t really know how to sum up the pain that has been caused. It’s often too much – too...

As I sat in the park crying today, I thought of all of the times, I have done that, because of the abuse I have suffered. I thought of so...

Do I dare go to sleep tonight? Will I wake up, or will he kill me while I sleep? Those are the thoughts I have had many nights, after he...

I was seen as an “embarrassment” to not only my abuser, but to my parents as well, which made me just dislike/hate myself. I thought,...

Hello. People don’t realize how hands and fingers……….and words hurt others. I have learned, ever since the first time he struck and...

Are we all chosen for some specific purpose on this earth? I suppose so. I just have wondered what is my purpose for being beaten, by my...

Yes, Scars and all! This is my life. He has changed it, through the abuse he has inflicted on me over the years. It started when I was...

Going through all of the abuse over the years, and getting the courage and strength to finally leave, afterwards, I would tend to...

I was asked to share my story. I am a survivor. I have known more pain that I can even describe, like so many others have as well. How...

I am still in my abuser’s clutches, and am afraid to step out, because, he has continually told me that he will do whatever he has to in...

I have been through hell at the hands of my abuser and didn’t think I would wake up the next day, hundreds of times, but I am still here! ...

No, I “can’t just get over it” as many people tell me…. Surviving Abuse is a journey…..and not something an individual “gets over” in a...

I had dreams that were shattered……….broken…forever… Imagine if you could, feeling in love and thinking that this person loves you too....

On January 17th, 2015, it was a quiet Saturday night at home. My dad made some dinner and I sat at the table with my younger sister who...

I am a survivor! The system failed me. Abused and traumatized by my former spouse….further traumatized by the system. There are so...

Please Lord, help me through this. As I sit in the courtroom, I type this, as tears run down my face, because my soon-to-be ex-husband...

Am I good enough? My abuser constantly said NO! Am I pretty enough? My abuser constantly told me NO! Am I a good Mom? My abuser...

I know I can make it through this. One step at a time. This time a month ago, I was bleeding everywhere, from his beatings and thought...

My life has not turned out like I had hoped for, to say the least. I did not expect to be married to someone worse than a bully. I did...

I have realized so much during my time dealing with the abuse from my husband. I have definitely learned who my true friends are. Those...