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Unfortunately this is common place in today's society. Domestic violence can take many forms. It can be physical abuse, mental abuse, verbal abuse and even being controlled. For myself it took the form of verbal and mental abuse. Here you will find pages from our members about their experiences with domestic violence. You will find links and phone numbers to get help. Something I learned with my experiences and with experiences with friends in domestic violence situations is that YOU are the only one that can make the decision to get help. Only YOU will know when you are ready to get out of the situation and get help. I had a friend who was getting hit. Not all the time (once is enough in my book though), but she did get hit more than once. She would call me crying and saying that she couldn't take it any more. I would tell her to get out because he would never change. She left him several times, one of those times being for about 6 months. She went back again and is still there. As far as I know he has not hit her since, its been about 2 years. I don't know for sure if he stopped or not because she might be afraid to tell me if he has. I guess my point with that story is that there may be many times you feel ready to leave but then can't. I also felt I needed to get out of the situation many times but I couldn't do it. I finally got fed up, finally could not take it any longer. I won't say that getting out is easy. Especially if children are involved. I had to go on welfare for several years. We lived below the average norm. There were even times we had to go to a local church and get food handouts. A lot of the times some of the food was past its expiration date. BUT it was worth everything to get away from the situation. I did have family who helped but there were times they just weren't able to at that point in time or I was to afraid/embarrassed to ask for help again. The abuser will tell you they are sorry, they might really mean it at the time. They will tell you that they will NEVER do it again and they might not but chances and statistics show they will. Especially if they do not seek professional help. I have heard of very few men who actually changed their way and never hit/yell/put down again. If you are being abused in any way most likely you have low self esteem. You need to do what ever you can to build your esteem up and it will help you to get out of your abusive situation. Lets share our experiences and ideas and empower one another! There is ALWAYS a way out! National Domestic Violence/Abuse Hotline 1-800-799-SAFE 1-800-799-7233 1-800-787-3224 TDD The above web site is the best web site for help and information. They also have a button that you can click on and it will make it so that NO ONE will be able to tell you have been to the web site. It's for your protection.
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