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Am I addicted to being abused? PDF Print E-mail
Story by Betsy
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If someone was to look at my life, it would seem as if I am living the all American dream. I am married with two healthy children, a girl and a boy. My husband and I are financially stable and we were able to purchase our first home in a great neighborhood. It all looks picture perfect from the outside but looks can be deceiving.

 

I've been with my husband on and off for nearly seven years. We had problems in our marriage and got divorced but recently we got remarried and I was sure he had changed. My husband cheated on me numerous times in the past and I not only allowed it but I also accepted it. He walked all over me knowing I would not leave him. I am too afraid to leave him. Not because he'll hit me but because I can't stay away, it's as if I'm addicted to being abused. 

abusive-husbandWhen my husband sees me crying he resorts to calling me names and treating me like I am totally beneath him. I'm afraid to talk to him about my feelings because I have no clue how he might react. He thinks I exaggerate things and I'm too sensitive. All he does is scream at me, says my feelings don't matter to him and he simply doesn't care. He has never been physically abusive until recently when he pushed me to the ground. He apologized saying he didn't know what took over him. I told him I would divorce him again and never look back if he ever did it again. He promised to never raise his hand to me ever again but only time will tell.

While in college, I took psychology courses and wrote papers on abuse, why can't I seem to take my own advice? At times I think if I ended my life things would be easier.


 

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0 #2 you need help....tami 2011-11-08 20:15
You need help. This abuse will only get worse. Please for the sake and sanity of not only you but your kids GET HELP.

I understand you love him. And you are thinking it will get better. It will not! He does not care how you feel. It is his problem NOT YOU! He needs mental help. If he calls you names because you are crying he can't handle emotions. What happens when you get mad? Why would you allow him to cheat on you? Do you really feel that you deserve his abuse? If you answer yes to these questions honestly, you need mental help too.

Please take charge of you life for your kids sake or they will grow up thinking abuse is normal. NO ONE deserves mental or physical abuse. Get strong and get help You are not the only one he is hurting. Best wishes to you.
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-2 #1 I get youerika 2011-10-07 18:12
My story is similar except that my boyfriend was physically abusive. He did horrid things to me, made me realize terror I could have never imagined. Ending one night when he rammed the tail end of a car I was in because I was in it to leave him, making the car spin out and crash. No injury to either of us in the car but now he is in a program getting help. Yes, I'm still with him because I love him and I'm praying that he will love me like I love him and realize....realize....well idk. But you're not alone. I often wonder why I love him and what's wrong with me.
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