Crisis Support

Children are born with basic primal needs. To be loved, to be protected, nurtured, and to be cared for. As infants, children begin to form a trusting bond with their parents or primary caregiver instantly. Trusting a parent is a…
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I have a friend who is living in an abusive relationship, she’s only a young woman of twenty five, I’m much older, maybe she sees me as a mother figure, I don’t know, but one thing I do know is…
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Though most people see child abuse as the child being beaten, childhood abuse actually comes in many different forms. Each one has it’s own separate set of consequences. When someone suffers from physical abuse, being beat, during childhood that effects…
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Let me begin by saying that this is a pretty tricky question to try to post an answer to. On one hand, you’ve got the idea of walking away: freedom, more potential for happiness, possibilities of the violent partner hunting…
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Why do women tolerate abuse from their men? There are a few very prominent reasons that I know of. The first and foremost that I notice the most is denial. And denial can come in many forms. ‘He isn’t abusing…
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Like many survivors of childhood abuse, I have had a difficult time letting go of the past and moving on. For years I thought I was doomed to suffer throughout my entire life, and I resented that. I felt ensnared…
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I have very simple advice for abuse victims. These are words you hear all the time from any number of people, but they are the wisest words I can think of; get out. If your partner or husband hurts you,…
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Domestic violence not only bruises the body, but the soul. Domestic violence is violence between anyone who has ever lived together, regardless of length of time. While the legal definitions vary from state to state, the crime is still a…
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“Mama, please come and get me!” Here we go again, I think to myself as I listen to the tear-filled voice of my daughter. My daughter is twenty-two years old, a mother of two beautiful children and she lives in…
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The old saying, “actions speak louder than words”. is a very true statement. In the beginning phases of a relationship everything is new and you may not be see what is right before your eyes, however, you should look for…
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Like many other women who have unfortunately suffered from abuse, I’ve learned to suppress a lot of my memories. I don’t want to remember, I want to hide from it. When I start to feel a flashback starting, I try…
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I chose to leave my abusive relationship when my now ex-husband physically abused the children. I was not strong enough to leave when he was doing bad things to me, but when he hurt the children, I knew I had…
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Get over it guys and gals. If you have been abused you are ‘seconds’ as far as retail is concerned. Abuse and self esteem, in the first instance, is an oxymoron. There is no hope. For all you victims out…
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What’s worse than being in an abusive relationship for more than one day? The answer is, being in one for two days! Statistics for domestic violence against women report that one in every three women you see could be the…
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When I first read this title, the first word that came to my mind is “confusion.” I have many issues from witnessing domestic violence in my mother’s home. Even as an adult, I still have flashbacks, and terrible feelings of…
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A toxic relationship is just what it implies; poisonous. Unlike other poisons, a toxic personality can have dire consequences on those around them. A cord attachment develops and, rather than relying on each one’s individual energy, it is shared by…
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People who are suffering in abusive relationships, also has way of hiding their feelings when other people are around them. The signs start off small and build gradually for the person in an abusive relationship. The first signs are invisible…
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-Doing The Right Thing Isn’t Always The Easiest Thing To Do- How many times have we read this story, or seen it on a talk show and shouted at the screen “JUST LEAVE HIM!” . Then how many times did…
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Ending Domestic Violence through Personal Accountability Everyone disagrees with people from time to time. Domestic violence occurs when disagreements turn into power struggles, often causing long term harm. There are many ways to prevent things from escalating to the point…
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According to recent studies, domestic violence can affect up to one in three women. It can also scar their children and affect the community as a whole if prevention and treatment are made a priority. Domestic violence is defined as…
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I think if your in this situation you should read this it may help. After a failed marriage, for reasons I won’t go into now.I met a man who moved in with me and we were together for seven years.The…
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Do you ever really know the person you fall in love with and marry? My reply to this question is “no, maybe not” You do not know your spouse’s idiosyncrasies until you are married to them. A (man/woman) is on…
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Domestic abuse affects approximately 1 in 4 women, 1 in 7 gay men, 2 in 18 lesbians and approximately 1 in 14 men. This means everyone probably knows someone who has been a victim of abuse at some point in…
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Sociopath-In the 1830’s this disorder was called “moral insanity.” By 1900, it was changed to “psychopathic personality.” More recently, it has been termed “antisocial personality disorder.” John Wayne Gacy, Jeffrey Dahmer, Charles Manson are great examples of sociopaths, and in…
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Domestic violence has a lot of faces to it. It consist of many things but eventually it all leads to one thing. Control and power over another person. The words domestic violence are likely to conjure up images in ones…
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Walking a way from a violent partner seems like the sensible thing to do. It can be extremely dangerous for the abuse victim and her family and friends. An abusive partner needs to be in control. If the object of…
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Everyone has experienced some form of grief to some degree or other, and I am no different. I chose to tackle the “Creative” assignment because there has been one major loss in my life that has profoundly impacted the way…
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None of us wants to think of child sexual abuse. It is an ugly, foul act upon the defenseless. However, child sexual abuse is an epidemic and a blight on societies everywhere and it must be confronted. If you are…
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The death of a grandchild is one of the life’s greatest heartbreaks. It is typically unexpected, as there are not the medical problems that come with age in many cases. There are accidents that can never be prepared for and…
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Coping with Trauma We live in a traumatic world. Newspaper headlines scream out at us from the street corner of yet another terrorist bombing, the nightly news fills us with the story of yet another missing child, and all around…
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