
SHOCKING: Norwaygirl0110 - What They Never Told You
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Amanda Tromp · upvoted 38 items
over 10 years ago

Beautiful! I've encountered similar tales of the healing power of a companion pet: A young alcoholic considered suicide because of his drinking, but his cat stopped him. He reasoned that his cat wouldn't survive without him. He told me, "My cat got me to stop drinking." He gave his cat the name "Magic". I chatted one day with a woman who had a lovely blue-eyed husky. She had quit drugs, but her husband has no intention of getting off drugs and spent a lot of time away from her. Having a loving companion prompted her to think that she might be happier on her own.

Kyro is so beautiful! Those light blue eyes, and the contrast with his dark fur make him look like some sort of undercover angel. And from your story he was indeed like an angle to you :)

Amanda Tromp · commented on 2 posts
over 10 years ago

Thank you so much for your comments everyone! This journey has been difficult. Reliving what occurred in the past isn't easy.. however, hearing other victims sharing their stories has really inspired me to continue sharing. Abuse impacts all genders, races and ages. It doesn't have a preference and happens on a daily basis. It can come in the form of emotional, or physical abuse. And sometimes you don't even realize it was happening until you're out of the situation. Abuse isn't easy to leave. It isolates you and shoves you into a shell surrounded by shame, pain and fear. I am hoping bringing light to this topic will make it easier for people to discuss in the feature. The hardest thing with domestic abuse and abuse of any sort is that it's really hard to talk about and difficult for people who haven't experienced it to understand. To all those out there that have experienced it, or are currently experiencing it... know you aren't alone and know you deserve better.

That is absolutely not the purpose of me sharing my story. The purpose was to talk about my personal experience and how Kyro saved me. Abuse isn't easy to leave. Mental and physical abuse changes how you feel about yourself and severely isolates you. You want to leave everyday, but are terrified and don't feel you deserve better. Why? Because you started out in a relationship with a guy that treated you great. Them as months passed.. he yelled at you for doing things 'wrong'. Insulted you. Crushed your self confidence. Then the hitting began. You shut yourself into a shell and forget who you are. You're scared of your friends and family finding out what's happening and feel a lot of shame. Is it your fault? No. Do you feel like it is? Yes. Abuse isn't just an 'easy walk away' situation for most people. It's comments like this that make it difficult for victims to come out about what happened.