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Survivor Story: I Grew Up Witnessing Domestic Violence

11/5/2019

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Night after night I feared for my mother’s life as well as mine, and I grew to resent my father, who tried to cure his issues with alcohol. Being so little while this was happening, I felt helpless and looked for protection from my mother, which she couldn’t give me.


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Survivor Story: My Abuser Repeatedly Strangled Me

11/5/2019

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I was pregnant with our son when the verbal and emotional abuse became physical. While he hurt me everyday, we did have good times as well – unless I said or did the 'wrong' thing or tried to talk to my family.


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Personal story

5/5/2019

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My insides were screaming at me to leave him, but because I was so filled with shame, I didn’t want to be judged for telling the truth.


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A hole in the wall will lead to a hole on your body.

4/5/2019

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Tamara Henry, 25, is a survivor of domestic violence. Seven weeks after her wedding, Tamara nearly died by his hands on their marital bed. 

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My Father Abused My Mother and Me Until I Was 13

3/5/2019

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Mum and I left when I was 12. When I was 13, she wanted to try again with dad. I was then old enough to tell her not to, but she didn’t listen. He did the same thing as always, and we finally were set free from him when I was 13 years old.


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My Husband Spent Our Wedding Day On Tinder - And I Stayed

2/5/2019

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​I fell in love at first sight. Probably not surprising, to be honest. He’s incredibly charismatic, incredibly handsome, and made me feel like the princess I never knew I wanted to be.
We married. God, what a day. Jokes from the priest, tears from the groom, and oh but how I loved him.
And then The Pizza Incident happened. Two and a half months after we married I was begging him to leave the apartment. To leave me alone. To never, ever, ever speak to me again.


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