| "I am leaving this time, and I am not going back!" Are | | | | Telling you that they love you, miss you and will |
| you in a relationship with an abusive partner? How | | | | never abuse you again! But, the abuser only acts like |
| many times have you thought or said that you were | | | | this for a period of time, they again get comfortable |
| leaving? How many times have you actually left? | | | | and the abuse gets worse than it was before. But |
| Leaving an abusive partner is difficult and is a process | | | | the victim will generally fall for it several times before |
| that takes a lot of inner strength. Generally victims of | | | | they see it for what it is. A vicious game and cycle! |
| physical and emotional abuse leave their partner and | | | | If you have fallen victim to this cycle, you are not |
| go back several times before the relationship is | | | | alone and don't lose your strength to fight and |
| finished. | | | | protect yourself. You will see this cycle eventually |
| Statistics show that an abuse victim leave his/her | | | | and leave for good! It is difficult to leave an abusive |
| partner on average seven times, before leaving for | | | | partner and it is a process. Once you have made up |
| good: This is the cycle of abuse. When the victim | | | | your mind that you are leaving, you are on the right |
| stands up for themselves and leaves the relationship, | | | | path and close to your freedom! |
| the abuser pulls a 180 and turns into the ideal partner. | | | | |