Choosing peace over drama\u202615 months ago I decided to finally stand up for myself and speak up against the physical, emotional, and psychological abuse of a narcissist, a man I loved and cared for very deeply who sadly only used me to benefit his reputation and financial standing. This man who\u2019s in the military, gave me an ultimatum, before his deployment only to begin to show me his red flags of alcoholism, abuse, and narcissism, as soon as he had my heart and had me trapped. He was sent home 2 months early from deployment due to his alcohol issue and started physically abusing me as soon as he was sent home. A month after he got sent home, he put his hands around my neck and almost choked me unconscious, yet as the loving forgiving person I am, I gave him excuse after excuse to protect him, as he would threaten me, whenever I brought up his alcoholism and abusive behavior. He would grab, punch, and hit me as well as throw and stab my things to hurt them, to where I was physically afraid of even being around him. It was also found he had two dating profiles, while we were together. He won my heart with the fairytale, but he was truly a living nightmare. He presented a false identity of himself & when I saw that true identity of the narcissist, abusive, alcoholic he was, he felt his reputation was threaten, so he started a smear campaign. I\u2019ve never come across someone so incredibly evil and cruel & am sadly still going thru the repercussions of his harassment & abuse. I wanted to start sharing my story, as I know there are other women out there that can relate and that hopefully I can save from the affects of abuse by sharing my story. Please know that I am always here to pray for you and to be a listening ear. Ladies please guard your heart, and wait till God brings a Godly man into your life that loves the Lord and is not after \u201cwinning\u201d your heart to take to advantage of it, but cherishes, protects, and loves youMuch  to you & prayers for you this holiday season!
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