Twenty-four years ago, I found myself trapped in my first abusive relationship. For four long years, I endured physical, emotional, moral, and sexual abuse. When I finally escaped, I was three months pregnant and had to face the world alone. Despite leaving, I did not truly heal from the trauma, and years later, I found myself in yet another abusive relationship—this time, one marked by emotional manipulation that took me over a decade to escape.
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