Thanks to all of you my blog is about to reach 300 followers. I know some people have way more than that but I didn’t start this blog to be in competition with anyone. Honestly, I didn’t even think it would make it this far. I had major doubts because of what the web says a blog is supposed to be and mine definitely doesn’t follow the rules.
I have all of you to thank for the success of this blog. I have met some amazing people here and reading your stories has changed/helped my life more than you know. I can only hope to do the same for some of you guys by sharing part of my story. I have learned so much from all of you and it’s been amazing to read things from people all over this world. The support from this place has been overwhelming at times (in a good way). Again, thank you all so much!!!
Since I’m about to reach 300 followers I decided to post 3 of my older blogs for 3 days. So here’s to the first one.
I wrote this blog a few weeks after I joined the site in hopes of helping someone else who went through something similar to me. I had very few followers when I wrote this and because it’s older it hasn’t gotten a lot of views. This part of my story is one of the reasons I wanted to start a blog. I wanted to have an outlet to deal with leftover emotions and it’s helped a lot.
This is not your place, no this is not your playground. It’s my heart.
Never Forget, Never Regret 
March 16, 2017 at 5:06 pm
Many many congratulations to you !!
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March 17, 2017 at 12:43 pm
Thank you!
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March 17, 2017 at 12:54 pm
🙂
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March 16, 2017 at 9:24 pm
Wow that is a powerful post. You should be so proud of how far you have come and what you have achieved since that time. I had a similar experience although I was only with the person 3 weeks it took me 3 months to be rid of him, I had to contact the police and he kept turning up at my house and setting up fake profiles to contact me, each time with a new story about how much we were meant to be together, even though I had also found out he was already with someone, it was a terrifying time and even now when I hear the accent he had I get a feeling I can’t explain. These memories won’t ever leave you but they will make you stronger.xx
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March 17, 2017 at 12:48 pm
I’m the same way when I hear the accent or certain smells. It’s crazy how that kind of thing really stays with you. I’m glad that you were able to get away from you stalker. It’s scary especially since you don’t really know what they will do next. I can’t say that I regret what happened. I’m not happy about it but it taught me so much and helped me understand women in those situations so much more. We always think things like that could never happen to us until it does.
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March 17, 2017 at 3:06 pm
I’m exactly the same, he was what I needed after a tough break up and those 3 weeks he made me feel valued again like someone wanted me, but the time afterwards I was a wreck. It was calls from numbers I didn’t know, getting his family to call me, leave me voice mails, over 100 messages a day sometimes, visits to the house, flowers by my door, it really does make you think that no one ever asks for this they are just thrust into this situation and have to deal with it the best they can. I always thought I was a strong woman but that situation made me stronger than I have ever been. I made the decision to keep it from my family as well as I didn’t want them judging me for letting someone I had only known 3 weeks know where I lived. So I guess I was only part strong as they still don’t know what I went through till this day.
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March 19, 2017 at 2:28 am
It does make you stronger and understand others who have went through it though I’d never with it on anyone. I think there’s this bad thing surrounding women in these types of situations like there is with mental health and it keeps them from reaching out for help. People wonder why women stay in these situations for a long time and it’s mostly because we are so afraid of what others will think of us or say. Like rape survivors, when they decide to keep it from people it’s because they feel like it’s their fault or they don’t want to be dragged to a court where they will be asked what they were wearing or were they drinking that night. It sucks that the world is like that. I’m glad to know that you were able to get away from him. And I hope if you do ever open up to your family about it that they will be accepting and understanding.
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March 19, 2017 at 7:18 am
Yes you are so right. We are worried we will be judged for our decisions. My main concern was the danger I put my daughter in as she was often in the house when he would come and try to get my attention and she was also in the house when I eventually called the police. The poor decisions I made which resulted in my baby being put in that situation I will never forget and these led to my husband not meeting her for 4 months (he respected my decision 110% and now they have the most amazing bond.) Thank you.
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March 20, 2017 at 12:37 pm
It’s hard when the kids get dragged into it. My son only saw the guy twice but that was still too many times. I’m glad things worked out for both of us!
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March 17, 2017 at 11:23 am
Congratulations, both for the increase in your audience AND for the tremendous personal growth you’ve described in the past 6 months. Glad to be following along.
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March 17, 2017 at 12:49 pm
Thank you so much! It’s been an interesting journey for sure!
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March 17, 2017 at 11:43 am
I have tried to explain this concept before. So many people don’t get it.
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March 17, 2017 at 12:49 pm
Which concept? 🙂
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March 23, 2017 at 1:45 pm
Sorry I didn’t reply earlier. The site has been giving me issues. ;). The concept that everyone is a teacher. If we keep that in mind we will never stop growing.
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