Journal Entry – Experiencing Domestic Violence Changes You

Being abused completely changes you. My first encounter with domestic violence was with my ex, E.W. There were several red flags in the beginning that I only realized were red flags once the relationship ended and I spoke with someone from the National Domestic Violence Hotline. I still remember the first time he hit me. […]

9 Ways to Heal After An Abusive Relationship

In my last blog post, I discussed learning to love myself after experiencing domestic violence. Being abused can take a toll on you and leave you feeling drained and unworthy. It can make it challenging to love yourself. In both of my abusive relationships, I lost myself completely. I didn’t love myself during the relationships, […]

How Experiencing Domestic Violence Taught Me to Love Myself

Since 2017, I’ve found myself engulfed in multiple abusive relationships. I left one relationship in which I’d been experiencing physical and emotional abuse for months, only to enter another relationship that turned abusive during the end. Experiencing domestic violence took a toll on my overall well-being. Physically, my bruises healed, but mentally I was still […]

Recognizing the Signs of Domestic Violence and Abuse

When people think of abuse in relationships, they often think of physical violence. However, there are other ways in which a person can be abusive. At the beginning of 2017, I got involved with someone who almost seemed too good to be true. He helped me out of another situation I was in and in […]

PTSD After Domestic Violence

TRIGGER WARNING: Domestic Violence Being in two different relationships where I experienced domestic violence has been traumatizing. It completely changed the way I viewed myself as well as the way I viewed men. The first time I was physically abused, I was 18. I’d been seeing him for a few months and there were so […]