Once you tell your first lie, the first time you lie for him, you are in it with him, and then you are lost.

I love you, Skye. You’re in my heart, in my head, under my skin. You’re my present and my future.

His worst fantasy her realityhe pulls the stringsdoes unspeakable thingsA sadistic entrancefor his acceptance

Our tenderness, compassion and kindness go with sensitive generous heart that should not be abused by others.

Today I’m going to pretend I’m dead. I wonder if anyone will notice." - excerpt from: freefalling

Addiction does not cause partner abuse, and recovery from addiction does not “cure” partner abuse.

Neglected but Undefeated I stand today living the life I was told I would never live all because my faith grew.

The quiet but inexorable breaking down of self-esteem is much more sinister - it’s violation of the soul.

Because I love you. And I hurt you. I hurt the person I love most in the world, and i will never forgive myself.

I’m the guy who knows how you can hurt so much that your insides feel like they’re cut and bleeding.

You have to reach out to your inner-abuser and make peace. You can't live your life as your own worst enemy!

No one could leave the group by his or her own volition and put the group at risk of having its secrets revealed.

I wondered about her chicken-and-egg relationship with Dad. Which came first? Her helplessness or his controlling?

When men reject reason, they have no means left for dealing with one another — except brute, physical force.

After all I've done for you' has alienated more children from their parents than any act of parent cruelty.