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10 Ways To Tell Others About Your Abuse…
You know people are going to ask…. “What happened?”….. “Why aren’t you together anymore?”….. “Why don’t you talk to your family?” “Why did you move all of a sudden?” Ugggg these questions are awful, especially when you are already an emotional mess and just trying to make it through the day without having a breakdown. To make matters worse, many times abusers live double lives and are known in the community as good, honest, and caring people. You may be asking yourself…. “How am I going to explain this?”…….. Who is going to believe me?”
Lovely….. First of all you do not have anything to explain to anyone and it does not matter what people believe, you work on taking care of yourself and healing… I know that it is hard to believe right now, but soon you will not worry so much about people asking or you answering these questions. I know what it is like to be in your shoes and I know how dreadful it is to face neighbours, colleagues, friends, and family after you decide to leave an abusive relationship. It will get better but I know when you start to face the world after your separation that you feel anxious, alone, embarrassed, and panicked…. Or at least I did.
You are probably wondering how, to whom, or even if you should tell people the real reason why you are getting divorced from your husband, moving out of your girlfriend’s house, or not talking…
