it's easier to say,' But why don't you leave? it's easier to assume that victims of abuse don't want to leave their abusive relationships but the reality for a lot of victims is that, they wouldn't know where to start because of a lot of reasons. the language we use around victims of abuse sometimes intensifies their anxiety and makes it difficult for them to consider freedom. when we don't show support and speak kindly, we speak like perpetrators and victims will have no one to trust. as a victim of abuse, what do you do when it feels like you are not welcome anywhere else outside of the toxic environment you are already in? where do you go when no one seems to care? in this episode and a few more to come, we will be talking about how to rescue yourself when help is not coming. I hope and pray you will not give your abuser the satisfaction of doing as they please with you because you have lost hope of ever getting out of the abuse cycle.