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Recovering From Isolation

February 20, 2019 by MeghanM

By Rebecca Lynn According to Speak Out Loud, isolation is a tactic abusers use to weaken and control their victims. When the victim is isolated from outside influences, their belief and acceptance in the abuser grows stronger. Isolation occurs over time, through a variety of hidden tactics that start out subtle and increase in frequency. […]

Filed Under: Survivor Spot Tagged With: abuse, break the silence, break your silence, domestic violence, Educational, emotional abuse, isolation, survivor, victim

Survivor Story: Four Years Later, I Live with Injuries from My Last Assault

February 10, 2019 by Amy Thomson

Written by: Nia, Survivor August 8, 2014 – I promised to share about this day, so I am. Right now. It seems as good as any moment since over two years ago I had to get plastic surgery on my nose as a result of injuries I received after being assaulted on this date. So […]

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

Survivor Story: My Abuser Stabbed Me with Knives and Screwdrivers

February 10, 2019 by Amy Thomson

Written by: BTSADV Survivor I was 17 years old back then. I was young, naïve, and thought that everyone had a heart like mine. Reality quickly taught me differently. I was a child that chose to be with a man that could’ve been my father. Nothing came good of that choice – except my two […]

Filed Under: Break Your Silence! Tagged With: #rawtruthdv, break the silence against domestic violence, btsadv, domestic violence, emotional abuse, isolation, physical abuse, Teen Dating Violence, trauma, verbal abuse

Survivor Story: My Abuser Locked Me in a Closet and Beat Me with a Hammer

February 4, 2019 by Amy Thomson

Written by: Courtney, Survivor First off, I apologize because I am not very good with words, but I want to get my story out there. Hopefully, it can help other women, so here it goes! About four years ago I met my ex-husband. I thought he was charming, cute, and smart. He always said sweet […]

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Survivor Story: My Baby Died After My Children Were Placed with My Abuser’s Family

February 4, 2019 by Amy Thomson

Written by: BTSADV Survivor I have been in front of this page off and on for about two weeks trying to get the courage to tell my story because it didn’t even start with intimate partners but my father’s mother. So here it goes; bear with me. When I was a child, my father’s mother […]

Filed Under: Break Your Silence! Tagged With: #rawtruthdv, break the silence against domestic violence, btsadv, child abuse, child custody, child loss, domestic violence, emotional abuse, isolation, parental alienation, physical abuse, trauma, verbal abuse

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