So I've left my husband...

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As the title says really. After a long time of sexual abuse, and living with my controlling husband. I've left him.

I am currently sat on my friends blow up bed, with my DC asleep between my legs.

We have no where to live, little money, some clothes and a few bits somebody kindly gave us from Facebook. And I have to make a new life for us from this. I have no idea what the future holds right now or even what today brings. My DC is finally asleep but I'm pinned in this position I don't dare move!

I guess I'd like any advice on what to do next, as well as a huge amount of handholding. I can't help but wonder how it got to this. Is there such a thing as emergency grants from social services or similar? How would I go about accessing it and what do I need? I have no paperwork of any sort with me and I doubt I will be allowed anything.

Thanks for reading.

I don't like to think of you alone with your dd in temporary accomodation miles away from your dm and dsis when you could be receiving all the help and support you need in a warm and welcoming refuge and I hope you will call or email Leeway and Women's Aid today and one or the other should be able to organise a placement for you in the next couple of days.

Did your social worker organise an emergency payment for you or have family members been able to get money to you? If your dsis is willing to receive a parcel for you please pm her address and a note of what size you take, together with your shoe size, and I'll send winter clothing for you - you'll be doing me a favour as it will save me having to lug it to the charity shop.

In the meantime, please know that you and your dd are in the thoughts of many wellwishers.

www.leewaysupport.org 0300 561 3077 [email protected]
www.womensaid.org.uk 0808 200 0247 [email protected]

Goddess that's so kind of you

Thank you so much goodness. That's lovely of you, I will pm you when I have WiFi again x