Have you known anyone who was a victim of domestic or emotional violence...?!
Question: ... that they went crazy and began to have low self esteem issues, and eventually suicide?
Have you known anyone like that? Were you ever a victim of domestic violence?
Answers: ... that they went crazy and began to have low self esteem issues, and eventually suicide?
Have you known anyone like that? Were you ever a victim of domestic violence?
I suffered through extreme physical and psychological abuse. I became destructive to myself. I wanted to die by the age of nine. I started self mutilation by 10. I wanted out and I was willing to kill myself to do so. My life was so horrible and I was treated like I was less than human and did not deserve to be treated any better. When I became an adult I had a hard time adjusting to the world. It took many years to undo the damage and relearn .
I have been verbally abused by my husband for more than 8 years. I didn't know it. I have just understood as I have seen a psychologist. I am depressed for so many years too!
now I don't know what to do? where to go?
I have no support, no job...
and my 3y old son has rejected me from his birth! he does not stop to tell me he does not want me!
what do you want more?
i have been both but never went threw the suicide aspect of it. i wanted to several times. every time i would try i saw my kids. that always stopped me. now i have anxiety attacks and get depressed. there are times that i lock myself inside my home and not let anyone in. i am too scared to go out by myself. i hate going to a mall or any other store that has a lot of people in it. i am very scared now because my ex is out of jail. i am in hiding now. thank goodness for my comp. i can talk to my friends that i trust and family. my therapist suggested i get a comp to get my mind off the horror of my life. it has helped a little. i have started a book. about my life hoping that one day some one person will read it and get out before it gets too late. if you know some one that is in the shape i am in tell them to seek help but don't go alone to any place they go to. always be protected.
Yes, I was in that situation. I'd never heard of anyone being treated so badly, and didn't know what to do about it.
So, what is it you want to know?
Well I havent the slightest clue how I let this happen for so long but my husband raped me constantly for 2 years - I suppose people would say your married your supposed to have sex but when you dont want to and your forced to and your yelled at because you should be enjoying t - or you wake up in the middle of the night to find your husband having anal sex with you and he knows you dont like it - yeah its rape.
I thought I was the problem and tried to pretend to like it although always failed miserably - crying during sex even yelling ow when Id be tense and it hurt - he left me 7 months ago and after that I realised how happy life can be when your not going through the daily stuff - I mean during the day if he was in a bad mood (we had a business together) it would be my fault as I didnt give him enough sex and he would yell alot. I really didnt see what was happening until I was out of the situation - he has tried to come back several times but I will never have him back - ever.
Suicide - no I never contemplated it but I have been fighting depression, anxiety and now possibly bipolar - Im seeing my Dr tomorrow as my family came to me Friday and told me that lately I have been quite manic and I didnt realise it but reading sites and doing tests - I just might have it - another trophy he has left me with - although the anxiety has decreased tremendously since we split.
No I dont know anyone who has suicided because of this.
My best friend was in relationship where she was emotionally abused and threatened with violence. It destroyed most of her self confidence and left her with very low self esteem. Shortly after managing to find a way out of this abusive relationship she had to spend 3 months in hospital recoving from repeated suicide attempts. I feel I should point out that now she is in a much better situation. She has a great job, her own house and is in a healthier relationship. It took a lot of work on her part to get over the damage done by this past relationship, but now she has a good life and is happy.
I Think anyone who has been a victim of this type of abuse loses their self-esteem! I was a victim of severe physical and emotional abuse for years at the hands of my sons father. Abusers are masters at tearing down ones self esteem, it's the first step in controlling their victims. I was severely depressed and had absolutely no self esteem during that period. I was suicidal a good majority of that time, even attempting suicide at one point ( fortunately, for my sons sake I thwarted my own efforts just in time). When your abuser shoots you down so much it will cause you to break! Most people do develop mental disorders, ranging from minor depression to serious psychotic breaks, under such conditions (if that's what you mean by going crazy). You are dehumanized and shamed to the point that death can seem like a welcome relief. The mental toll this type of abuse takes is too much for most people to handle and many do not survive, because either their lives are taken by their abusers, or they take their own lives because of the abuse. Those who survive I believe are the strongest people there are!! To make it through such an ordeal is the absolute greatest accomplishment! I was one of the lucky ones that survived and I truly admire anyone else who was courageous enough to get out with their minds, hearts and lives intact.
No and hope i never wil