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Survivor Story: My Abuse Left Me with Physical and Emotional Scars

February 4, 2019 by Amy Thomson

Written by: BTSADV Survivor My story has its roots within the story of a man who was abused as a child. The man who abused my puppy and me was abused by his stepfather. I had to sit him down to convince him that my puppy was innocent, no matter the infraction he felt was […]

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Survivor Story: My Abuser Discharged a Shotgun within a Few Feet of My Head and Torso

January 26, 2019 by Amy Thomson

Written by: BTSADV Survivor I’ve been contemplating this post for a while now. It’s intimidating to write it all down. Some of you will scroll past thinking that my life is none of your business or maybe it offends your person, and you’d rather not know. I’ve contemplated who in my family will read this and […]

Filed Under: Break Your Silence! Tagged With: #rawtruthdv, animal abuse, break the silence against domestic violence, btsadv, domestic violence, emotional abuse, financial abuse, gun violence, intimidation, physical abuse, stalking, verbal abuse

Pets and Domestic Violence: An Increased Risk of Lethality

December 19, 2018 by MeghanM

By Jenn Rockefeller Abusers know no bounds when it comes to emotionally abusing their victims. They will go to great lengths to keep their victims in a constant state of fear. Why? What would they have to gain by making threats and intimidating us? Control. It’s all about power and control. Making threats to harm […]

Filed Under: Survivor Spot Tagged With: animal abuse, domestic violence, Educational, emotional abuse

Survivor Story: I Prayed Every Night for Help

October 9, 2018 by Amy Thomson

Written by: Olivia, Survivor I had just turned 18 and was in my first summer out of high school and my second semester of college. I was a criminal justice major. I had waited to be that age for such a long time and was so excited. I had been dating this guy casually for […]

Filed Under: Break Your Silence! Tagged With: #rawtruthdv, animal abuse, break the silence against domestic violence, btsadv, domestic violence, emotional abuse, isolation, physical abuse, PTSD, strangulation, trauma

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