Recently I received an e-mail in response to one of the factors listed in “Abuse is Progressive” that have been found to increase serious risk and even homicide in homes where domestic violence occurs. As hard as it is to fathom, one of the risk factors for serious injury or homicide within a violent relationship … Read more
Once an incident of domestic violence has occurred, that violence will escalate with each episode: the abuse is progressive and usually will not stop until one of the partners dies or escapes. The abuser probably does not initially plan on abusing the woman. The problem stems from his altered thought process and his sense of … Read more
Because abuse is gradual love continues to grow, however the periods of calm are always followed by unpredictable emotional reactivity. You may never know what will set him off and the violent episodes are usually unrelated to the situation at hand. His level of reactivity is out of context to the current situation, reaching an … Read more
How do you give your heart to something that isn’t even real? Loving someone, then finding out none of it was real. None of it, as you knew in your heart, ever existed. Like you were only having a dream. That’s what it was… my dream, obscured by violence and abuse. I didn’t love the way … Read more