From the time I was 16 years old, I found myself entangled with abusive men. The kind of physical abuse I endured should have taken me out of this world, but somehow, I survived. I lived through two narcissists and five years with an avoidant man who would shatter me in ways I never imagined. He was my best friend. When he offered me a way out, a new life across the country, I took it. My situation was unbearable, and he seemed like my safe haven. 👇🏽