I had just been hit by my husband again. I’ve forgotten how many times he’s hit me, but this was the worst. I had a black eye, and a sprained wrist. He had stopped hitting me for a few months, and I thought that he had indeed changed. But then this happened. We had been arguing on and off for 2 days, and then when I wanted to go out for dinner with my friends without him on a Saturday night, he suddenly flew into a rage and pushed me to the floor and started hitting me.
I was in such a state of confusion. I love my husband and I was quite sure he loved me too. But I don’t want to be hit anymore.
Luckily a friend told me about the AWARE Helpline and I called them up. The lady calmed me down and helped me think about what I wanted to do next. She also referred me to a counselor and I went to see her at the AWARE centre. She helped me clear up a lot of my tangled emotions and helped me see that my marriage was not doomed even though I had to take action to stop the abuse.
Thanks to AWARE, I sought further help to end the cycle of abuse, and I am still married, and we now have a loving relationship. We are planning to have a baby next year, when hopefully the economy picks up and our jobs are more secure.
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