My Abuser Almost Killed Me

Leaving an abusive relationship is hard, but you can do it

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The Surthrivalist
Feb 07, 2022
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The problem with abusers is that they don’t hit you right away. They wait until you trust them, love them, and can’t live without them, and then they start hurting you. People on the outside who ask why she stays, why she can’t get away from him, don’t understand the emotional enmeshment that abusers seduce you into. They convince you in the moments whe…

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