Originally Posted by
Verbena 
Go back and read Eight ball's post. That lady knows what she's talking about.
Then, call the National Domestic Violence Hot line: 800-799-7233.
Tell them your story. Let them help you figure out what to do.
Please keep posting here. Be careful and stay safe.
I just want to say I know all about DV and the cycle of violence. It's been a pattern in my life since HS. I'm speaking to my AH but not living with him. I have not let him near my home since the incident. I have even me t him somewhere public. I actually have a protective order and even with that keep a safety plan. I'm grateful to God for bringing Al Anon in my life because I have done the DV counseling and the pastoral counseling and one on one counseling and no one once told me anything about the disease and what it could and has done to me. My grandfather was an A but my parents weren't, but that stinking thinking was set in my mom. I never knew any of this until 4 weeks ago when I found Al Anon! All the other counselors were judgmental in my "relapses" and my insanity it is only Al Anon has given me the knowledge, strength, encouragement and hope that I will be okay. I may stumble, even fall but I can with my HP get back up.