Whether it is that your partner abuses you physically or emotionally, this is UNACCEPTABLE. No excuse in the world could justify a man hurting a woman or vise versa. Staying with him because of your children won’t solve anything; chances are those kids could get hurt too.
If you want to know more about ways to escape a toxic relationship, please keep reading.
There is help and hope
No one should ever experience domestic violence. An article on PBS explains that “Approximately 1,500 women are killed each year by husbands or boyfriends. About 2 million men per year beat their partners, according to the F.B.I.”
Online and by phone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in the United States, is a webpage and hotline dedicated to help victims. Choosing to make a difference in your life will not only have a positive effect on YOU, but on your children and loved ones as well.
This is the hotline's telephone numer: 1-800-799-7233 and 1-800-787-3224 (TTY)
According to the information on the site, every call is completely confidential.
The effect of violence on children
“…many men who are abusive witnessed their mothers being abused and many were victims of physical abuse themselves… We also know that women who come from a family in which they witnessed their mother being battered are more susceptible to developing what is called battered women's syndrome... Such women may come to believe there is nothing they can do to get out of an abusive relationship…”, a frightening truth mentioned at the PBS article.
As much as you think the other person could change, get professional help and inform the police. Don’t be afraid to close a painful chapter of your life. Hitting and psychologically abusing a person is not a normal thing to do.
When two people fall in love they are destined to be happy, don’t expect any less. As a woman, love and respect yourself enough to get help. Most of the threads you hear could all be extinguished by only choosing to inform the corresponding authorities.
At iMujer we empower, motivate and inspire other women because they deserve nothing less than this!