tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349382186889721635.post4202040420879983106..comments2024-02-06T12:29:18.715-06:00Comments on Nerdy Feminist: October Is National Domestic Violence Awareness MonthA. Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00404038071133506982noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349382186889721635.post-18502581499307603292012-10-15T22:16:51.535-05:002012-10-15T22:16:51.535-05:00You're incredibly brave for sharing your own s...You're incredibly brave for sharing your own story. I really appreciate that this awareness post is not about the obvious choice. My mom died from her battle with breast cancer, and I hate October and everything it stands for. There is so much wrong with the ways breast cancer awareness is spread. Thank you for choosing to write a post on a deeply important, and much less discussed, issue.The Grown Up Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284045305740064238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349382186889721635.post-39558033638495796232012-10-10T11:24:22.785-05:002012-10-10T11:24:22.785-05:00I didn't know it was National Domestic Violenc...I didn't know it was National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Thank you for posting this and for being brave in sharing your own experience with abuse.<br /><br />Regarding emotional abuse - on one of my blogs I wrote a post on emotional abuse that's gotten a larger than average number of hits so far (it's <a href="http://brightacrossthelifespan.com/2012/08/14/if-youre-in-an-emotionally-abusive-relationship/" rel="nofollow">here</a>)... it's an issue many people are quietly looking into even if it seems to be beneath the radar. There are many people struggling with a current emotionally abusive situation or from the effects of one (often after growing up in an abusive house) and they're looking for ways to understand their experience, find others who share it, and find ways to heal. I agree with you - unfortunately there's still this idea that "real abuse" must involve physical contact. (Also, emotional abuse is a part of any physically and/or sexually abusive relationship.) There needs to be more awareness of its destructiveness.<br /><br /><br /><br />HKatzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17653570160517335758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349382186889721635.post-53911953633011532322012-10-09T14:54:57.048-05:002012-10-09T14:54:57.048-05:00Thank you for being brave and selfless enough to s...Thank you for being brave and selfless enough to share your personal experiences to help educate and empower others!Kit Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15032778466483088194noreply@blogger.com