Beauty and The Buzz
Leave An Abusive Relationship Today! by DDHG Editorial Team
On average, a woman who is a victim of abuse will try to leave her abuser seven times before actually leaving for good. Here are three ways you can leave your abuser and stay gone!
1. Make the decision to leave. This is the hardest step in the process. You've got to decide that you've had enough. You've got to decide that your kids have had enough. You've got to decide that you want a better life, free of abuse. Once you've made that decision, you've got to put a plan of action in place.
2. Think ahead and be prepared. Stash everything you will need to take with you in a safe place where your abuser can't find it. Try an overnight bag in the furthest corner or your closet or better yet, enlist the help of a friend and keep your belongings at her house.
3. Create records of your abuse. Take photographs, write down incidents of abuse in a journal, record any threatening voice messages from your abuser. These things will be important when you go to police to report your abuser.
Another important step in the process of breaking free from an abusive man is to seek counseling. If you are a victim of abuse, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). If you are a victim of stalking, call the National Center for Victims of Crime, Stalking Resource Center at 1-800-394-2255.
On average, a woman who is a victim of abuse will try to leave her abuser seven times before actually leaving for good. Here are three ways you can leave your abuser and stay gone!
1. Make the decision to leave. This is the hardest step in the process. You've got to decide that you've had enough. You've got to decide that your kids have had enough. You've got to decide that you want a better life, free of abuse. Once you've made that decision, you've got to put a plan of action in place.
2. Think ahead and be prepared. Stash everything you will need to take with you in a safe place where your abuser can't find it. Try an overnight bag in the furthest corner or your closet or better yet, enlist the help of a friend and keep your belongings at her house.
3. Create records of your abuse. Take photographs, write down incidents of abuse in a journal, record any threatening voice messages from your abuser. These things will be important when you go to police to report your abuser.
Another important step in the process of breaking free from an abusive man is to seek counseling. If you are a victim of abuse, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). If you are a victim of stalking, call the National Center for Victims of Crime, Stalking Resource Center at 1-800-394-2255.