A child who was allied to the abuser but then came back to the non-abusive parent — a post by Cindy Burrell

Cindy Burrell has written a great post over at her blog Verbal and Emotional Abuse. Seven Long Years is about one of Cindy's sons and how he became allied with his abusive father and was showing  signs of becoming like his father, but eventually saw the light and truly repented. It's such an encouraging story… Continue reading A child who was allied to the abuser but then came back to the non-abusive parent — a post by Cindy Burrell

In opening my mind to my husband, I opened myself up to horrific scarring. A gaslighting story by Urszula

This story was submitted by Urszula in response to Katy's comment on Kathy's story about how pre-marital counselling kept her entrenched in an abusive marriage.  It is such a powerful story of abuse that rather than publishing it on that thread, we are publishing it as a stand-alone post. Just so you have the context, here… Continue reading In opening my mind to my husband, I opened myself up to horrific scarring. A gaslighting story by Urszula