I Am Being Abused. Why Is It So Hard to Leave?

If you’ve named what’s happening to you and still haven’t left, you’ve probably asked yourself why, or had someone else ask you in a way that stung. This post walks through the real reasons leaving is so hard: trauma bonding and intermittent reinforcement, fear that’s informed rather than irrational, hope that isn’t naivety, and isolation that makes everything harder. None of it is a verdict on your strength. No matter what you go through, nothing will take your light.