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female
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30-35,
anonymous
writes:The person who I call my "boyfriend" is very abusive, but I'm too way too scared to leave him. I've quite literally woken up from the delusion that he "loves" me. He has never hit me, but he has been intentionally rough: He has left bruises all over my body and sctratches on my back. I haven't seen my family in over a year because when we first got together, he convinced me that my family hated "us." He tells me when I can leave the house and when I can't, and when I do leave the house, he's always with me (or stalking me). He also had my phone turned off and got me a new one.Don't get me wrong; I've tried to leave, but he says he'll hurt my family and friends. How do I get out of this? I need out of this because my mental health can't take it much longer.
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reader, Carrot2000 +, writes (29 December 2009):
 I seriously doubt he is powerful enough to hurt your friends and family; this is a classic threat used by abusers to keep you under their thumb. Don't let his threat keep you from getting out of this situation.
Is there a domestic abuse hotline you can call for assistance? Can you call your family and ask them help you? The next time you get a chance to leave, you may need to make a run for it and go someplace safe; your first stop should be at the police station so you can get an order of protection against him.
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