How to Stay Motivated in an Emotionally Abusive Household

Total honesty you have to get out. Put yourself first. I know it’s hard but take the first step and ask for help, stay with a friend if you have to. If you have a therapist make a plan with them as to what you are going to do each week.

Thank you,same to you

i appreciate your words, i hope you have a nice morning/night

@ ProjectSys I am so happy for you ❤️❤️❤️

@Rosita, im 21, i have been saving my money and i am getting back out there. it's been a gradual build-up, but i feel myself on the road to getting much better. thank you for the hugs, i needed em 💜

I know exactly how you feel, I’m sorry you are dealing with this. Just know it’s not you, it’s the person or people that are the problem. I’m not sure how old you are but save money and get out of there . Sending hugs.

@YoursTrulyNavy, im glad that you understand how im feeling. i really appreciate your advice and will definitely be taking it to heart. thank you 💜

@Angie, sadly not really. i dont have any income, all of my friends/family have full houses, & anywhere free has years long waiting lists. i know how to take the bus line tho, so i can get out that way. it just takes a lot for me to do so tho.

Oh man, I know where you’re coming from. What really helped me was making sure I wasn’t alone with from my abuser as much as possible, either by staying in my room or out of the house, or being around my siblings. Basically trying to make a safe space for myself whenever I could. If I couldn’t avoid being around my abuser, I would enter this kind of protective mindset, where I knew they were prone to hurt me so I wouldn’t be surprised if they did and knew what to do/say to try to avoid any bad situations. Of course, that’s not possible all the time, so if I ended up getting hurt, I would go back to my safe space as much as possible (even if it’s just your room or your neighborhood park) to cry and process and cope, either by texting a friend, listening to music, doing some of my hobbies, or just sleeping it away. It’s so hard being in that situation, and I’m so sorry you’re going through this, I hope this helps and just know that you’re not alone ❤️

Do you have the option to get help and move out or be as much as you can outside the house?