While it might seem as easy as packing your bags and driving away, leaving an abusive partner is one of the most difficult choices a victim can make, and telling their story afterwards is even harder. It's estimated that at least three women are killed by intimate partners each day in the US – over 1,000 per year.
That's why stories of survival are so important, and Imgur user krissykross decided to break the silence and share hers, and she’s clearly struck a chord.
Through a series of screenshots of text conversations, we learn about Adam, her physically, sexually, and emotionally abusive ex-husband. “Strangers on the internet are better than keeping it inside for so long,” she wrote about her decision to open up three years after the end of it all. Her post has now been viewed over 600,000 times, and it's not hard to see why.
“This is a good example of strings of texts I would get at work while on shift (I am not allowed my phone on the clock).”
“Tony was a coworker. I knew when he clocked off because it was when I was clocking on. Fella helped me change my tire one time and I was suddenly banging him (apparently).”
“I stayed the night with a female friend from work. He knew because he ‘set traps’ for me.”
“I visit my mother one every couple years. I had a huge bruise on my arm from where my husband had bit me, leaving visible teeth marks. The bruise was so bad it hung around for almost a month. Long enough for a visit to my mothers and to still be photographed by NCIS when I finally turned him several weeks later.”
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