ABUSE IS SOMETHING MANY WILL NOT TALK ABOUT.            

 Do you sometimes find yourself feeling like there must be something wrong with YOU? Take a look at these "crazy making" thoughts. How many of them sound familiar?

1. I must be doing something wrong or this wouldn't be happening.

2. I just don't trust my own judgment any more.

3. I feel trapped and powerless - I don't know where to turn.

4. There must be something wrong with me.

5. If only I didn't make him mad so much, this wouldn't be happening to me.

6. He says this is normal, so it must be that I'm just really crazy.

7. I'd better not talk to(my friend, my mother, my sister, my co-worker) about this because it will just make things worse.

8. I must be really weak to be staying here.

9. If I just keep a low profile and keep quiet, maybe it won't happen again.

10. If I just stop doing ________, he won't get angry any more.

11. It's not really his fault, it's only when he's drunk.   

12.He just needs me to show him I love him, and will stick by him no matter what, and never abondon him as others have, then he will change.

If a lot of these statements sound familiar to you, you are not alone! Consider reaching out to others: a good friend, a trusted community member, or someone else.

 

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