right? Sometimes, though, certain circumstances come together and love doesn't

get better over time. In fact, it gets worse. you begin to feel suffocated by someone

and their insecurities start to overwhelm you.

In the recent past I ended a two year abusive relationship. When I started

going out with this boy I thought that I was instantly in love. Anything he ever

thought I might have wanted, I got. I was in heaven. My parents loved him, he was

friendly, knew so many people, and he never hit a girl in his life. Who new I'd be

When we started to fall in love I wanted to be with him everyday, and he

wanted to be with me. We were never apart and as happy as anyone could be. It

was like a typical love story. But, about seven months later the dark clouds began to

role in and the rains came. At first it was the guilt trips. If I wanted to go out with

my friends he'd make me feel like a horrible person for not wanting to spend that

time with him. So day by day time went on, and outside of work and school I saw

nobody but him. He consumed all the free time I could possibly have. That's when

consequences of his actions. The brain damage I got from over-dosing on

were from sports, or it they just didn't say anything. I was lonely. I felt trapped. I

that put me back into the hospital. This time it was Fuller for detoxification. That

deeper into depression. I truly believed that there was nothing I could do to stop

Now that I wasn't allowed to hang out with my friends, all I did was hang out

on the other hand, changed a great deal. All my feelings, all my emotions, stored

face again, telling me he was sorry. He didn't hit me again until recently. To this day

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