Why do people stay in violent relationships?
First let’s address your family; they haven’t disowned you, they are trying to save your life. If you left this ***-hole tomorrow they would probably be the first to help you out of the situation. They need to protect themselves, and their family from the violence that you choose to keep as part of your life. Now for the abuse. You stay because as you said he belittles you to the point that you would rather be beaten. This makes you subconsciously believe that you don’t deserve anything better, which is why he does it. It makes you believe that if you leave the SOB that no one will want you, because your have been programmed by now to believe the crap that he spews from his hateful, feeble little mind. At least he’s still in the belittling phase, because once you decide to leave, then the threats to you, and the rest of your family will begin. That is going to make it even more difficult for you to leave, because then you will know another level of fear. This will be because he has pro
