Choosing to leave an abusive relationship is life-changing. It is a new beginning, a new chapter, and new experiences.
Whether you go to a shelter, get your own place, or move in with a relative you are at the beginning, in a new place and chapter. This is where you make some life decisions. Do you lie down and die? Do you go back to where you came from? Do you get up and move forward?
I chose to get up and move forward. I moved forward with jacked up finances, bad credit, and 2 children in tow. It was not easy but, I could not let my daughters watch me lie down and die.
Trust me when I tell you that every time I turned a corner something happened to set me back or cause me to take a detour. Nevertheless, I continued moving. I turned one corner I was diagnosed with depression, the next corner I was diagnosed with anxiety, and then another corner I was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
While I was moving at a reduced speed I began questioning my calling. Who are you that God would choose you to speak to His daughters? You have PTSD, you are crazy why would anybody listen to you?
Still moving at a reduced speed I chose to believe God cause He is not a man that He would lie. It was at the next corner that a sister-friend reminded me that this is a part of my journey. These experiences, setbacks, delays, and detours will help and have helped me help other Sisters.
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