A Piece Of Me Going Forward In A Man's World of Abuse

How come the men that are abusive always try to belittle you and make your self esteem low. I have been called everything in the book from nothing, your crazy, dirty. I have been demeaned and abused for many years. He was the abusers, he was verbally abusive, at times physical, and emotionally abusive altogether. Most woman think that abuse only comes in the form of the physical. Abusive comes in many levels verbally, emotionally, physically, mentally. They all stay with you and affect you tremendously and the hurt to the core and the words are never forgotten. This kind of abuse it's affects can be long term and can play a major part in your daily life to where you can become depressed and not want to be around others, or get out the bed, you may not want to eat, sometimes you can't sleep and it affects your daily routine. I had to take care of myself by first realizing that I could no longer tolerate his anger and aggression towards me because of his past experiences and the things that may have affected me that he gave to me to bear, second I had to realize how things was affecting my life and get some help from a therapists and get myself back to being a healthy person and woman again. These steps are never easy it is a process. I have dealt with this behavior from him for 10 years and in the 10 year I finally realized that the 10th year was enough. It was a new year, a new me and a new revelation. I realized that I loved me more, i love my children even more and that life is short and I needed to get myself and my mind, body and soul together and get back to healthy living and realizing that I deserve better than what I was getting and stop making excuses for the abuser. Woman can get out they have to realize that they are worth it and life is worth it and yes it's scary, but anything thing that is worth it is worth fighting for. Stay strong ladies. A piece of my life By Euridice