One Woman Opens Up About Her Experience With Domestic Violence
“I always thought, how could this happen to someone like me?”
This is one woman's story of being in an abusive relationship. It can be extremely difficult to talk about, and, here, she uses drawings and imagery to illustrate her personal journey:
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"I had just started college in Chicago, I was so fun, carefree and feisty. ...I felt like I was invincible and ready to take over the world. I was fearless."
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"And then I met him. Our first date was a walk in in the park, I remember he pointed out I had a booger in my nose and I was super embarassed.. He asked me to be his girlfriend a few months later and of course, I said yes."
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"I slowly stopped hanging out with my friends. It was always just me and him."
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