Thank you for writing this article.

For me, part of my healing process is reading articles such as these to not only help me process what I have been through, but also to keep reminding myself that I am not alone.

It’s been just over a year that I have been able to call what I have been through abuse. I still need to work on correcting people who say things like “He was just mean to you” or “He didn’t treat you well”

It’s one thing to not hold a door open for someone, but to be told on an almost daily basis that I am stupid, lazy, a bitch, that no one cares what I think or to be told to shut up, f..k off, etc, in front of our children… that is abuse.

Everyone deserves to take up space and be heard. Again, thank you.