I’ve recently fled from a domestic and financial abusive marriage with my two kids. I had been stuck for 7 years and it’s been so hard. He’s been manipulating me, guilt tripping me, financially abusing me, emotionally and even cheated on me. We have two kids together and it’s been very difficult to be able to fled and the fact I finally have done it feels amazing. However he’s still trying to contact me and try to see control me by saying certain things and he knows how to get to my head. I’m trying to stay so strong for myself and the kids but it’s so hard. I breakdown everyday, put on a brave face and just have to crack on. I’m trying to heal and need to contact the doctors for therapy.
He’s been left in serious debt and had to start from scratch! So grateful to have a wonderful community who has helped me by giving me stuff I need for myself and the kids, however just when I thought everything was getting better my housing officer called me today stating the housing benefit is still in the process and can’t pay until it’s confirmed. I’m liable for my rent for the last few weeks and I have nothing to pay or no one to help pay for it for me.
He’s been controlling and coercive for many years now and thought it was normal. He would punch things around me to scare me and control me in ways of saying ‘you’re my wife’ etc. He has tried saying to me he’d lose everything to try get me to come back to him. I feel stuck and I don’t know what to do. I just don’t know where else to turn too, my siblings all live away and unable to help or support me, I don’t talk to my father and my mother passed away 2 years ago. I’ve struggled ever since her passing and now this happening I feel completely alone.
My kids and me are finally starting to smile again and now I feel like my whole life is getting ripped away from me again! I’m at risks of losing my temp housing they put me in and there’s nothing I can do about it. My friends have suggested to make a go fund me to see if others could possibly help!
I’m asking for anything I’d be so grateful!
Thank you for reading!