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This is really positive to read and something which I may explore myself. I’m currently on medication but it’s the same dosage as was prescribed nearly 3 years ago and before I had left the marriage. My anxiety is now crippling whereas I thought it may have gotten better after I’d left.

Any kind of stress or confrontation just makes me ‘shut down’ so I avoid answering my phone, opening letters and reading emails from certain agencies or departments (Council Housing department is top of my list). Rewind (detail removed by moderator) years ago I was a strong, resilient woman with fire in her belly and not afraid to take on the world, I was a fighter. But now, even though I’m out I think I was naive to think (detail removed by moderator) of trauma ‘wasn’t that bad’.

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Yes, I did. I’d spent my whole life in the same area, as did my children. We decided to leave the area and for us, it was totally the right decision. I thought I’d miss the old area as it’s the only one we’d ever known, but I don’t!

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Hi Daisy,

I was just wondering what your situation is like now, did you get housed in the end? I’m finding the whole housing register situation and the response from the local authority traumatic!

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Hi Kip,

Leaving the area was a much better option for us due to possible risk from people who my husband associated with. Also Part of me wanted a completely fresh start in a area that doesn’t hold any memories and nobody knows me. Having lived and grown up in the same area all my life, I thought I’d miss it and regret the decision, but I haven’t and we like our new area very much (apart from the housing department!).

I reported everything to the police only after I’d left and was safe in another area. A completely fresh start was definitely the right option for us!

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