Testimonies
Anonymous, age 20
¨My first boyfriend was very jealous and had the control over me. At that time, I was much more yonger and I thought that was a normal thing. He finally ended up the relation and I had a really bad time after the breakup¨
Anonymous, age 18
¨One night, I was going back home from a party and I guy started following me. I felt really unconfortable so I started running and he shouted at me. At the end, I managed to get to a crowded street and lost him¨
Anonymous, age 25
¨My uncle abussed me when I was 10. It is difficult to me to talk about this, but after years going to therapy I can finally live my life without being afraid¨
Anonymous, age 50
¨After 4 years of marriage, my husband started to be very agressive and cold with me. At the beggining, he was verbally violent, but one day he got really angry and hit me. I did not have enough strength to speak out and I was afraid that my children will get hurt¨
Anonymous, age 18
¨I was in the subway going home one night. A man sat next to me, too close. He started watching me and trying to read what I was typing on the phone. He asked if I was alone and why, he said would walk me home. He waited to my stop and left the wagon with me. I finally reached a worker of the subway and stayed with her until he left. After that night I try to never walk home alone"
Anonymous, age 19
"I was in a very abusive relationship when I was 16. I spent most of the time with my boyfriend, as he got angry when I was with my friends I stopped spending time with them. He wanted to know everything about me, where I was all the time and had me very controlled. I barely talked to anyone because he made me feel guilty. Thanks to the help of my mom I broke up with him and recovered my life"