Abuse is not just a punch, kick or slap.
Abuse is not just yelling and obscenities.
Abuse is force and control and power taken from another person.
Abuse is taking away choices.
Abuse is an attack on your soul.
Abuse is taking control from someone else’s body so you can brutalize them.
Abuse is isolating.
Abuse is vindictive manipulation.
Abuse is lies.
Abuse is making someone else feel crazy, anxious or lost.
Abuse is entrapment, with no option to leave.
Abuse never just stops, no matter how many empty promises are made.
Abuse makes you question everything, but above all, it makes you question yourself.
Abuse isn’t just a bruised body. It’s hurt deep in the heart and damage in the soul.
Abuse attacks your character and then pulls others into the attack in some way.
Abuse attacks your mind leaving you feeling empty, broken and unworthy.
Abuse never has one specific set of rules. It’s not done by one specific group of people or another. It doesn’t just happen to weak women. It’s such a loss of self and voice and it happens gradually. What you see is not always what is happening within a house or family. If you or someone you love needs help, reach out, it’s there.
rantings of a wild woman 