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Chapter 105 was so fun cute AND SHIN MOANED?!?! LET ME GET THE TAPE READY
advice: the best thing to do is asking them how you can help! there's many kinds of abuse and every situation is different.
they surely know more about their own than you do, so let them guide you through it!
you can remind them they're not alone and that you care about them.
what i remember the most from my experience is the loneliness of it all.
i had friends yet i was completely isolated. i felt like i had to deal with it on my own.
but all i wished was for someone to tell me everything was going to be alright, that i was loved, that I wasn't alone!
just a text message asking them how they're doing or if they got home safely can be enough to make someone feel important
i also felt guilty everytime i talked about it with my friends... to the point where it prevented me from asking for help, no matter how badly i needed it.
this seems to be a common pattern among abused people. try to reassure them they're not burdening you and that they can talk to you whenever
(sidenote: this doesn't always work. abused people have to deal with lots of trust issues and they may feel like you're lying. still, showing perseverance and genuinity should help you gain their trust... kind of like a stray cat who won't let you get near until it gets used to you, i guess?)
most importantly, do NOT, and i repeat DO! NOT!!! ACT! RECKLESSLY!
if you want to tell anyone about it, if you want to confront their abuser, if you want to contact the authorities, ANYTHING — make sure you discuss it with the victim first!
as i said they know about their situation better than you do, so don't do anything without talking to them about it. even though your intentions are good, you might put them in danger.
(there are exceptions to this rule such as life or death situations but always think it through before doing something dangerous)
and lastly... helping people who are dealing with abuse is tough work. it's never easy.
i'm glad you want to help but it's also alright if you can't! it's not selfish, do not feel guilty for it.
your own well-being is important! take care of yourself!
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Promise to be there for them. It’s a lot of work but you should expect unexpected calls and texts throughout the day because while you are sleep they are constantly thinking about ending it all through suicide. Trust me I am one and I’ve seen too many deaths that I could have stopped if I had just simply got back to their call/text in time. ╥﹏╥
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I’ve been reading these comments and almost majority of y’all have been inspiring. A lot of people don’t understand that it’s hard to ask for help because a lot of times that worsens the situation when an outsider gets involved with family matters. That’s how it was with my step-douché and having to constantly be in fear whenever I was home. Interruptions throughout the night, hearing those heavy footsteps come up the stairs, the suspense was horrible. I thought no one cared and it proved just how horrible the justice system is too. Going to school was like outside time from jail but I knew that I didn’t have anywhere else to go but back to that same home. Me and Shinji are one of the same but anyways I just wanna day thank you for those who actually want to help. Standing up to others for us makes our heart melt and the small things like talking about revenge and caring about us as human beings and not objects; you have already won our hearts.
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