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How can I recover from an abusive relationship?

Profile: suprqtpie3
suprqtpie3 on Apr 1, 2015
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By taking some time to take care of yourself. Talking about it to someone else may feel scary and intimidating but processing what happened and how you felt matters.
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Profile: PashT007
PashT007 on Apr 24, 2015
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Find time for yourself, time to really focus on yourself. Maybe do some things that you have always wanted to do, take a trip, go shopping. Do anything that reminds you of how great a person you are. I also would say to stay around positive people that love and support you.
Profile: JOSHlovesyou
JOSHlovesyou on Apr 25, 2015
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First you have to realize the fact that you are not to blame for the abuse. You should seek counseling to overcome this barrier. Next you should also realize that your next relationship will not be the same as your abusive one
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Aug 4, 2015
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Get as much help and support as you can. Stay as far away from your ex as possible. They may suddenly turn sweet and nice and make you miss them--don't fall for it! Expect to have a lot of conflicted, changing feelings for a while.
Profile: Anne1992
Anne1992 on Aug 18, 2015
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Firstly, be patient! It takes time to heal, but time will heal all. The best thing i found was talking about it with my friends and family. At first i would become really anxious while talking about it, but then after a while, it became easy (or easier). I also found that sometimes i would obsess over the memories, playing and replaying moments in my head. When this happened, i found it helped to write down my experience as a story, putting it down on paper helped me get it out of my head, and allowed me to think about it in a constructive way. I hope this helps! Good luck :)
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Aug 25, 2015
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Key thing is to be around people who build you up instead of tearing you down. There will be a lot of lies that have been pounded into you during that relationship.. so you will need to start uncovering them. And filling yourself with truths.
Profile: tomt
tomt on Oct 27, 2015
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Acknowledge the abuse and seek counseling for trauma. Accept that you didn't deserve to be abused. Avoid abusive relationships in the future. Strive to empathize with and forgive your abusers while maintaining healthy boundaries.
Profile: victoriousIceCream14
victoriousIceCream14 on Mar 15, 2016
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You have to trust yourself and build up you confidents again and this time even more tough and have courage in any situations in your life.
Profile: Greatlistener87
Greatlistener87 on Aug 1, 2016
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The first thing you have to do is forgive yourself and know that non of it was your fault. Its good that you left the relationship because nobody deserves a abusive relationship.
Profile: MissyK1992
MissyK1992 on Nov 7, 2016
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First, you have to try to accept the fact with an open heart. Don't ignore the sadness. Accept it, then try to move on to live a better life.
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