Humiliated
One of the most humiliating occurences in my life would be going through domestic violence. It's confusing, frustrating, and just an ugly thing to ever deal with. One of the hardest things I had to deal with is not having anyone to talk to during the time. Nobody that understood. Nobody that said, "This is abuse." "This is costing you your life." My first "serious" relationship was with someone who was much older than me when I was around 15-16. He wanted me to financially fund his dreams and put my dreams on the line for him. I look back and see so many issues with his family, his actions and words towards me, and the state of delirium that he left me in. I never told his family that he choked me for $20. I never told anyone that he tried to boil my face in water for "having another man in the house". I kept it all inside. I cried alone. I sulked on my own. It was a tedious process trying to heal from that relationship. In my mind, I wanted ...