Marie Hughes
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For several years I was told how to dress, how to do my hair. I was told what to say when talking to anyone outside of E’s circle. I was told what I could spend my own money on. Every aspect of my life was ruled by E. I had no say. Doctors appointments were…
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One morning, at the crack of dawn, I woke up. In a moment of clarity, the reality of my situation hit me like a Mack truck. Emotions flooded me in the most overwhelming way. I was finally awake to the nightmare that had become my life. Desperation overtook me, and I instantly had a plan…
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My body started to quit on me. I developed anxiety, panic disorder, I was constantly nauseous, and constantly violently ill. My brain had checked out. I had moments of being coherent, and knowing something wasn’t right, but they were short lived. E broke me. He knew where to hurt me physically, and how, so there…
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Have you ever had someone be able to mold you into whoever they wanted you to be? Have you ever been so numb, so dead inside, that you believed whatever someone else told you, about yourself? I certainly hope not, but since these things are true for me, I know it’s likely someone else is…
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When my late husband was killed by a drunk driver, life didn’t give me trigger warnings. I still saw car accidents on the news, in the paper, and while driving. When I was raped, life didn’t offer me trigger warnings. I still read about rape, still heard about it, it was still around me. Needless…
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Not too long ago I was talking to a loved one, and they were talking about how they don’t want to complain about being raped, because it wasn’t violent. They had no broken bones, no bruises. I’ve been there, feeling ashamed, feeling guilty that others were raped and left physically broken, while I was only…
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Fake Christians are probably the people I despise the most. They make it near-impossible to bring people to Christ, because so many people have come across a fake Christian, and it’s left a nasty taste in their mouth. I can’t say that I blame them. Christians are supposed to be Christ-like. We have all seen…
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Sleeping is something that I am horrible at. This has been true for as long as I can remember. As a child, I was terrified of the dark, had horrible night terrors, and was just anxious about sleeping in general. Beside my bed was a picture of a puppy with a Bible verse, ‘Be Still…
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For over twenty years, I’ve been a registered Republican. Even when I spent several years voting Democrat, I never changed my status. Of course, that’s mainly because I didn’t know I could. I was never particularly political, until about 10 years ago. I began taking an interest in our political leaders, and became hungry to…
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