Thursday 25 July 2013

Spouse Abuse Stories Can Be Difficult To Understand

By Michael Obrien


There are many people that have heard individuals discussing spouse abuse stories, and have vowed that they would never let the same thing be done to them. However, despite the reactions of individuals, when they hear these stories, the truth is domestic violence is still a problem. Many people that are involved in these situations, are afraid to do anything to get themselves out of them.

The main reaction that people get whenever they hear stories of abuse, is why anyone would choose to stay in this type of situation. Many people retort that if they were in the same predicament, there would be nothing in the world that would make them stay. However, it is hard to judge another person, if you do not know the full story.

In a lot of cases, individuals that battle with abusers, believe that it will get better. They have been brainwashed, prior to the physical attacks being forced upon them. These men, and women are forced to emotionally believe that they are nothing. They believe that they do not have a purpose in this world, unless they remain subjected to the abusers actions.

These individuals do not think like ordinary individuals that are not being abused. They question themselves, and believe that they are the reason why the abuse is happening to them. It is sad, that anyone would think that they deserve to be treated in such an ill-mannered way, but there are a lot of people that do.

Most individuals that are getting abused, try to put themselves into the abusers shoes. They make excuses for the reasons why they are getting physically attacked. They try to place their abuser on a pedestal, and they believe that if they can change, and stop making them mad at them all of the time, then the abuser will cease the abuse entirely.

It is difficult for other people to understand what an individual who is being abused goes through. To put it lightly, a person that stays with an abuser has been brainwashed. They become like individuals that are in cults. They feel obligated to stay, and afraid to leave.

In the meantime, the individual that is being abused will usually cut ties with everyone that they know. They will not have anyone that they can run to, even if they were given the chance to get away. They ignore their families or completely disown them, and they do not have any friends, in fear that their abuser may lash out against them for it.

It's hard for people to put themselves into the spouse abuse stories that they read or hear. However, regardless of how much an individual insists that this could never happen to them, the truth is, it happens to people just like them, every single day. Women and men can be subjected to this type of abuse. Your next door neighbor may be going through this abuse, and you would never know it.




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