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TorchTheWitch

(11,065 posts)
49. You have to get out!
Sun Oct 26, 2014, 04:55 PM
Oct 2014

Is there anyone here that you trust to PM with your name and address that can call the police for you? They can direct the police to your DU posts about this and do a welfare check on you and help you and your friend to get the hell out.

Do it. Do it now.

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Get away from him, elleng Sep 2014 #1
+1000 n/t whathehell Sep 2014 #3
Agreed Sherman A1 Sep 2014 #4
Right, elleng Sep 2014 #5
he has not hit me..only tells me how he will cut my head off with an axe angstlessk Sep 2014 #11
Call the cops as he's threatening you, elleng Sep 2014 #13
To stay alive. bravenak Sep 2014 #2
There IS something you can do about it. MADem Sep 2014 #6
All good advice Sherman A1 Sep 2014 #7
I have recorded many of his threats..and diatribes angstlessk Sep 2014 #8
To send them where? elleng Sep 2014 #10
Call the cops In Detroit they are too busy angstlessk Sep 2014 #12
You KNOW this for certain? elleng Sep 2014 #14
His abuse is mostly psychological angstlessk Sep 2014 #19
Then call the cops, elleng Sep 2014 #21
And of course,he is wonderful....the day after angstlessk Sep 2014 #16
So 2 of you are enabling his outrageous behavior? elleng Sep 2014 #18
I told my friend...when he goes to the store/bank angstlessk Sep 2014 #20
If you' re a renter, and don't own your residence, truedelphi Oct 2014 #53
I assume you are using g-mail yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #28
If you're having trouble sending an audio file A Little Weird Sep 2014 #35
You shouldn't have to renate Sep 2014 #9
Get a Restraining Order 1dogleft Sep 2014 #15
I poked him in his eye with my ecig mechanical angstlessk Sep 2014 #17
You have to go to a shelter because society is broken. openinclusivity Sep 2014 #22
Is there any way to post audio here? angstlessk Sep 2014 #23
I went to Detroit domestic abuse hotline..it was all about calling angstlessk Sep 2014 #24
You need a phone, elleng Sep 2014 #25
Get a prepaid cell phone. jeff47 Sep 2014 #32
Hey, are you alright? darkangel218 Sep 2014 #37
Yes, I am homebound angstlessk Sep 2014 #38
Is there any way you can get a phone? can you receive mail? darkangel218 Sep 2014 #39
he gets the mail...he is ignorant about email angstlessk Sep 2014 #40
Your life is more important than material things.... chillfactor Sep 2014 #26
You are not making good decisions/your priorities are NOT appropriate. IdaBriggs Sep 2014 #27
Right. elleng Sep 2014 #34
www.women'sshelters.com. Plug in Detroit. kaiden Sep 2014 #29
Run don't walk to the shelter. Borchkins Sep 2014 #30
Get out of there quickly. Thav Sep 2014 #31
I totally understand your frustration. It's not fair, but you need to stay safe. PeaceNikki Sep 2014 #33
I left everything libodem Sep 2014 #36
Just get out TBF Sep 2014 #41
Please listen to everything that has been posted here. GET OUT NOW. stuff can be niyad Sep 2014 #42
Please get out.... madamvlb Oct 2014 #43
I just emailed the YMCA about the threat we live under angstlessk Oct 2014 #44
I strongly urge you to call a shelter, or womens' hotline, or the YMCA and talk to a live person. NYC_SKP Oct 2014 #45
I don't have a phone angstlessk Oct 2014 #46
Your predicament is not uncommon. Can you use the Internet to jot down some numbers and then.... NYC_SKP Oct 2014 #48
Here is the deal angstlessk Oct 2014 #50
If you can get to a shelter, one of the things you can do online is redirect your social djean111 Oct 2014 #52
How'd you get out? angstlessk Oct 2014 #55
I divorced him. djean111 Oct 2014 #57
You have to get out! TorchTheWitch Oct 2014 #49
I wish.... angstlessk Oct 2014 #51
PM your name and address to someone here TorchTheWitch Oct 2014 #54
They could only come when he is away angstlessk Oct 2014 #56
wrong TorchTheWitch Oct 2014 #61
If you insist that help can only come when he's gone, then please include that information in a PM. NYC_SKP Oct 2014 #63
SO TOMORROW WHEN HE LEAVES angstlessk Oct 2014 #64
There is a good chance that someone in this thread can make some calls on your behalf. NYC_SKP Oct 2014 #66
This guy sounds like a psycho A Little Weird Oct 2014 #47
Looking back, I think his parents knew he was sick angstlessk Oct 2014 #59
From what I understand, it's pretty common for abusers to have been abused A Little Weird Oct 2014 #62
I'd have gotten out. Yesterday. Louisiana1976 Oct 2014 #58
Sounds simple, getting out, dosen't it? angstlessk Oct 2014 #60
remember those girls who had been imprisoned for years? grasswire Oct 2014 #65
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