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abuse

  1. Heartofsilver

    My abusive mom and my abusive ex

    Hello community, I have gone through years of struggling with this, most of my life. My mom has physically, verbally, emotionally, mentally, and arguably sexually abused me along with my siblings. She also has mental problems, we are not sure what she has, but from what we have seen she has...
  2. Naugleb

    Christian Testimony Of Abuse and God's Dealings

    This is my personal testimony concerning how I abused my body not knowing that it was abusive and the consequences that I am living with and how God is dealing with me. We can learn from our mistakes as well as we can learn from a good example. We can also see the mistakes of others and learn...
  3. IlsePMB

    The deafening silence of abuse

    Here I am One Billion Pieces With a heart made of scar tissue No one sees, but God No one feels, but Jesus No one understands, but Spirit For all the times he screamed at me For all the times he laid his hands on me or our things For all the times he was downright mean to the children For all...
  4. Martinius

    Abuse Commisssioner and Survivor resigns - cites Curia stonewalling

    Exclusive: Survivor explains decision to leave Vatican's abuse commission Marie Collins of Ireland, the only active member of the Vatican's Abuse Commission who was a victim of abuse, has resigned. She says that "I have come to the point where I can no longer be sustained by hope." Collins...
  5. Dave-W

    NC church limits married couples to 30 min. of sex and that's not all

    This is to go along with the "Signs of a Cult" thread. In the articles, it seems the practices of this organization of congregations has been hidden from the public. Former members are now speaking out and the leadership is trying to hush it up. NC church limits married couples to 30 min. of...
  6. SunsetRose

    I've always dreaded my wedding day.

    Most girls dream of walking down the aisle one day, with their family and loved ones around them but I sadly dread this day. To sum it up, my family is toxic. They leach off others, they hurt and abuse and they have never provided a loving environment in the 24 years of my life. Because of...
  7. kaneki

    Trigger Warning i need advice for how to get help

    Trigger warning because I feel I need to provide some backstory. Sorry it's so long... I literally just joined this website because I can hardly function anymore and I desperately need advice. Ok so my sister and I were physically abused by my mother when we were younger. I don't remember when...
  8. Fish and Bread

    Abuse victim appalled at intimidation by church

    Link: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/17/catholic-abuse-victim-accused-of-stalking-after-confronting-priest
  9. F

    Is this Abuse?

    Can someone help me define verbal/emotional abuse? Doing research and seeking counsel, but still confused. DH rages about 4x a year, screaming, swearing, putting me down, name calling and saying Get the F out. Afraid I have grown used to it but this last time actually scared me. I do not want to...
  10. M

    A word to the husbands.

    Hi, I have been looking for videos on YouTube, articles or something similar about the verse of the Bible "A word to the husbands" 1 Peter 3:7New King James Version (NKJV) A Word to Husbands 7 Husbands, likewise, dwell with them with understanding, giving honor to the wife, as to the weaker...
  11. T

    When/How/Should I break up with my current agnostic boyfriend?

    This is a long one, but I REALLY, REALLY I need advice on this as soon as possible; I have to make a decision tomorrow (today, really -- it's about 6AM as I write this, and he wants to come and get me for a date at 9 or 10). So I mentioned on another post how I was looking for a Daddy and...
  12. Wendy Holley

    Hello, happy to have found this site

    I am a published author of inspirational fiction. I address contemporary issues and the spiritual battle we all face every day. Book one in the series addresses domestic abuse and drug abuse by athletes. After seeing a documentary by Ken Burns, I realized that none of the wives of the athletes...
  13. Cloture

    How to know when a ministry project is failing

    A friend invited me to join his home-based Bible study group about a year ago. He'd been running it from his house with two or three participants for a while. With my help, he had big dreams of speaking at conferences, selling books, etc. With me being younger and less experienced, I wanted to...
  14. H

    in serious need of advice

    Hi, so I guess I am in quite a predicament and I don't have any idea how I should handle it in the best Christian way possible... I have one beautiful daughter who is 18 months old. I adore her so much and am so beyond thankful to God for her. Her father and I were married for a year then...