If you or a loved one is suffering from abuse of domestic violence please call 1(800) 799.7233
You can also text the hotline at 88788 or chat live with a person at https://www.thehotline.org.
You are not alone, and will never be alone.
There is no way to make domestic violence something other that what it is. It is awful. And unfortunately, it is an experience that women and children go through at times with no fault to them. To be a victim is to be harmed by a person or situation regardless of if it’s a conscious decision or not. And no case should ever be seen as less than if the victim is consciously returning. Each case is different, but at the end of the day if someone is being mistreated whether that be verbal, physical, or mental, it is unwanted and is therefore abuse. We as a community must gather our resources …