Re: abuse is never acceptable

[Guest guest]

Francine,

Be careful.it can start off so small! I was married fifteen years..He loved to

push me extra hard and watch me fall saying " you fell on purpose. I was beneath

him.he also made me feel guilty many times and with many things.. I thought were

my fault even when he cheated on me with one women after another.After all I was

lucky that he even married me and was still with me.being I was disabled!.. one

of my neighbors once told me.

I told him lets spend more time to gather,just us! You never complement me any

more.even a dog get a pat on the head ! Oh gosh, he started hitting me on the

top of my head hard, I felt like I was going to pass out. He then said " there

you go...Dog! " He took a big chunk out of me...and I wont let it happen to me

ever again...Don't let any one make you feel less for having CMT or any

disability..THEY AREN'T WORTH IT! People will ruin you life if you give them

that power.

I made excuses for him,many things went through my mind ,I had to small children

and every one thought he was wonderful but didn't see the dark side.His abuse

has affected fifty years of my life......I'm 67 and still get frightened. and

this is just a small story of my life of his abuses.

Geri

i am so frustrated. i tell my partner about my balance issues and how i was made

fun of as a kid and all that went with it; why does he not get my problem with

balance is not my fault. i try to read to him about all our issues and i still

feel it is my fault.

francine

[Guest guest]

Recently, I have read huge amount of books about abuse.

Emotional abuse hurts one's soul, that is, hurting the " Self " . Emotional abuse

makes people feel bad about themselves.

Verbal abuse also hurts a lot.

This is not about CMT. This is about " respect " another human being.

Set up your own healthy boundary to protect your own quality of life and your

good feeling abour your self. If the abuses can' be stopped, leave the abusive

person.

This is the abusive person's problems, not our problems.

Beverly Engel writes many books about abuse.

You can take a look at her books.

This is not about CMT. This is about " abuse " .

Caroline

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[Guest guest]

Caroline,

Thank you I loved that site.hen I have the $ I going to get some of her books.

Geri