I am new and afraid

iVillage Member
Registered: 09-20-2004
I am new and afraid
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Mon, 09-20-2004 - 10:00pm
I really don't know how to begin... Just that I am glad to find this message board. I have had a boyfriend for a year now who is emoitionally abusive and has threatned physical abuse in the past. I should have suspected something was wrong when he talked about how he treated his ex relationships.. I have finally left him but it is extremely hard.. I have a mental illness (bipolar disorder) and little support from the community. I don't have a family any longer. My mom died last January. So sometimes I feel that he is all I had.. I have tried to end the relationship several times but each time I become severly depressed and give in to accepting his calls. He not only abusive he lies to people constantly and manipulates. I really need help and am thinking of going to a support group. I don't know if any of you feel this way... but I feel sucked into his lies. He will say almost any thing to get me back. I know he is not going to change. I would really apreciate any support you could give me. One good thing is I have my own apartment away from him... I need to cut off all ties... Any words of encourgement would greatly be appreciated
iVillage Member
Registered: 11-12-2003
Tue, 09-21-2004 - 2:52pm

Hi MsPiggy and welcome -


What you're experiencing in regards to getting sucked back in is all very common and we have all felt it to a degree.

CL-Blueliner4