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Do I hold any blame for the abuse I’ve suffered?

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Satonthesofa11 · 08/03/2024 12:29

I’m a bit confused. I’ve heard over and over that I am to blame for the way my husband treats me (mostly from him) but also from people around me and from reading into it.

My parents were ok, but they neglected me emotionally. I was a very sensitive child, it’s just how I was born and they didn’t raise me accepting me. I obviously have developed low self esteem and allowed my husband to abuse me.

Am I to blame for accepting this behaviour? All I hear from my husband is how can you talk back to me and tell me you don’t like the way I treat you when you accepted me in the beginning. Yes I did but it wasn’t this bad back then. I’m getting to a point where I want to leave but he is so intense all the time. I was also younger and I’ve grown up and fed up of always being to blame for everything.

We went on a holiday that he paid and I planned and booked etc. He didn’t like the size of the garden in the holiday home so I said you should have shown interest when I was looking for places but you weren’t interested. Now all I hear is it’s my money you’ve wasted etc etc. There really wasn’t anything wrong with the place.

Im causing my own miss treatment aren’t I by not standing up to him? But every-time I do it causes an argument and it’s always my fault in the end and we go round and
round in circles, him dragging up arguments from years ago or things I’ve apparently said years ago.

OP posts:
Satonthesofa11 · 08/03/2024 19:19

I’ve never actually got hit but then I’ve always backed down and I’ve also seen this look in his eyes like he was so intensely angry. He once started after drinking because he complained I moved something and I said that he should have put it away himself and his family had to hold him back because he was so angry with him. I think maybe more so because it was in front of people.

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SecretBanta · 08/03/2024 19:51

Imagine your safe place and the peace and freedom there. Imagine waking up in the morning without the dread of another day, and trying to second guess his moods/temper/demands. Imagine a home where you can breathe freely. And decorate/arrange/furnish to please yourself, and not him. This is what I did for months and months, until one day I realised the only person stopping me moving out and trying to build a little home like it was me. And i did. Still a work in progress, but it's mine, and that makes all the difference in the world. Good luck -you're lovely, he's a waste of space.Flowers

ShockedIsntTheWord · 08/03/2024 20:01

I was in a DV relationship for 7 years and I was convinced it was my fault too

I've not been with him for 7 years and I'm still angry at myself for staying for so long and putting up with so much when I didnt deserve it

It wasnt my fault in the begining, but it was my fault for putting up with it once I knew what he was but refused to properly see it. I always try and console myself that I left when my DC were 2 years and 8 months old.

It's not your fault he's abusive but you need to rake control of your life and make steps to leave. He isnt going to change. But you can

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