Domestic Abuse- There is New Life, Hope, and Healing For Victims

Many of us have experienced domestic abuse. This abuse can be mental, emotional, physical, and sexual. Many forms of abuse come in the form of control as well. Many abusers control their victims as a way of demonstrating their power over them.

Most victims of domestic abuse leave their abuser or attempt to leave them around 12 times before they leave for good.

There are many reasons for this. There are barriers for someone who is being abused that makes it difficult to leave their abusive situation.

The main thing that a victim of abuse needs to know is that they do not deserve to be abused and that they are never stuck in staying. It may feel as if they are trapped and unable to leave their abusive situation.

However, if you have been abused, remember that there is ALWAYS a way out! There is always help and there is always hope!

You may feel like people blame you and some may blame you and say that you are not a victim. But you do not need to worry about who believes what.

Hold your head up high and believe in yourself and in the truth. Most importantly, believe that you are worthy of being treated with respect.

Will it be frightening to leave? Yes... but it is possible.

Will it be emotionally and probably financially difficult to leave? Yes....but it is possible.   

Can you fully heal from the abuse and traumatic scars? Yes....yes.... and yes....!

Talk to a trusted friend. 

Talk to a counselor. 

Call a domestic abuse shelter and/ a hotline for help.

Remember that abusers are often manipulative and that they say that they will change. 

They may change for a while but most go back to their abusive behaviors.

Statistically, only near 20% of abusers are able to change their behaviors long -term with professional help.

THERE IS HOPE AND THERE IS HELP!

The national Domestic abuse hotline number is:  1-800-799-7233

No matter your circumstances, you CAN get help!

And- what you have endured DOES NOT HAVE TO DICTATE YOUR FUTURE!

THERE IS LIFE AND HEALING AFTER ABUSE!

If you are being abused, reach out to someone who can help you today. 

I am a thriving survivor of domestic violence, abuse, and trauma and you can be too!

God does not want you to live in abuse.

But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people. ...2 Timothy 3:1-8

Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 

By Diane Gammon M.S. Clinical Mental Health Counselor

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