Why Don't You Just Leave?

Abuse - no matter in what form and to what degree; can shatter your core into tiny fractions. But, you can rebuild. You can have a brand new and a happy life.
It’s not your past or someone’s opinion of you that defines you, it’s how you think and feel about it - defines you. The person you see in the mirror is the only person who has the true power to make a decision to change your circumstances and life thereafter.
Apoorva McIntosh has written a very good book outlining the cycle of violence...