How Do You Leave An Abusive Spouse?
If you are afraid of your spouse, you don’t have a choice but to leave. Being a former victim of spousal abuse I cannot stress this enough. Abusers put you in a box. They limit your activities, conversations and relationships. Their goal is to make everyone in your life think you are crazy. This is how they gain control. You want to take away the control of an abuser? Leave. For all the reasons you are afraid of leaving you need to seriously consider why you have to leave. Do it for yourself. Do it for your children. Just do it. How you ask? Make a plan. Do this discreetly so as not to alert your spouse. Call one trusted person that you know will help you. Whether they can help with finding you a place to stay or helping you get out. This person needs to be someone that you trust though. Not a mutual friend, not an in law. Loyalty is something that people stick to even when they know someone is being abused. They don’t want to get involved. When you are making your plan of what to take
