Surviving Abuse

be a monster

From the day i was born i have been an outcast from society. My mother was 22 when she gave birth to me on the side of a country road in Northumberland because she was too poor to afford a...

Putting Robin Together Again

Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains descriptions of childhood rape and other forms of abuse. Putting Robin Together Again Innocence Lost What...

My Life as a Girl

I always wanted to be that perfect child. Hi, let my name for time being me anonymous and I am from India. Basically, in India when a girl child is born or the gender of the baby when...

Hopelessness

I was always an anxious person. From the time I was very little I always worried about everything, in ways that nobody could ever understand. I would cry over things that people would think...

Dear, mom

Hey there. Today I’m going to be writing once and for all. People think it’s a healthy outlet for emotions. At least now, that I can’t talk to anyone, it’s the only...

Life from hell

Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains references to childhood rape, other forms of violence and abuse. My name is Scarlett Rose, I am 19, and this is...

the life that sucks

my life has been screwed from the start, my dad left before i was born. when i was 4 i was the first to see my step-grandfather commit suicide. my parents are abusive. my grandparents are...

My story

Trigger warning: Before reading this post, be aware that it contains a description of childhood rape and abuse. While this story was shared anonymously, we have changed all of names in the...

Emotional abuse

Another Valentine’s Day looms on the calendar, and another Valentine’s Day I plan to spend single. Being in my early 30’s I spend a lot of time wondering if I’m...