Survivor Stories

  The story was a fairy tale, right out of the movies. We met and became best friends at the age of 14, but he lived across the country. One day, on one of our 6 hour long phone calls, he tells me that he’s …

  This isn’t the story of an abusive relationship, not in the traditional sense anyway. You see, it wasn’t the guy who was abusing me in my relationship, it was me. I was the one who emotionally and mentally abused myself. While the guy did …

I’ve always been drawn to guys who need support. I’m the kind of person that likes to fix people. This has led me to date men who are emotionally unavailable, have anger issues, alcoholic tendencies, and even violent tendencies. Today’s story looks back on a …

  I am a quite person. I like to think of myself as friendly, sweet, and full of motivation. I am not afraid to take charge in the work place, but years ago I would not have been able to see myself as a strong, …

When I was fifteen I met a sweet boy who helped me across monkey bars. He gave me the hope I wasn’t as dirty and broken as I felt. One month later, I waited anxiously by the home phone for a call. I should have …

    So, once upon a time, I thought I met my prince charming. It was our senior year of high school.   Just kidding – I totally didn’t expect to fall in love with him. We were in the same chorus class in high …