This 1000 times. It’s hard to leave. Abusers make it seem impossible. But it’s not (of course, there are awful, extreme cases) and so I run out of sympathy some times for my friends who will acknowledge that their boyfriends/husbands are awful to them but they go back or stay because of various reasons. And the idea…

Actually, as a survivor of child abuse with CPSTD (the kind of PTSD you get from being in a situation with no real or perceived avenue of escape for a prolonged period of time), I think it’s incredibly important to crush that narrative. When someone is abusing you, you have a perceived sense of helplessness and loss…

I think, too, that the belief that abused people just can’t leave (and yes, I understand the terror involved: I grew up in a horribly emotionally and physically abusive household) gives people an excuse not to help. So many times growing up people would lamely say, “oh, you’ll get out one day” and offer no recourse,…