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.
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
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Support groups are also for loved ones and family members
Support groups are also for loved ones and family members
Depression, Feeling Hopeless, Anxiety, and Panic- Every 1st
Saturday at 10:00am- 11:15am- AND- Every
3rd Monday at 7:00pm- 8:15pm
Trauma, PTSD, (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)- Every 2nd Saturday
at 10:00am- 11:15am
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2670 Memorial Blvd
Suite E2
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
Suite E2
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
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Diane Gammon M.S.
Clinical Mental Health Counselor
Now Open Full-Time: Days, Evenings, and Saturdays.
Sliding Scale Fee for Individual Counseling Sessions
Free Support Groups for: Depression, Anxiety, Panic, Hopelessness, Trauma, PTSD, Abuse, and Grief and Loss (Including Miscarriage/ Stillbirth/ Infant loss)
Now Open Full-Time: Days, Evenings, and Saturdays.
Sliding Scale Fee for Individual Counseling Sessions
Free Support Groups for: Depression, Anxiety, Panic, Hopelessness, Trauma, PTSD, Abuse, and Grief and Loss (Including Miscarriage/ Stillbirth/ Infant loss)
Sliding Scale Fee for Individual Counseling Sessions
Free Support Groups for: Depression, Anxiety, Panic, Hopelessness, Trauma, PTSD, Abuse, and Grief and Loss (Including Miscarriage/ Stillbirth/ Infant loss)
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