Reply #139: While abuse can and does happen to men as well, more often [View All]

[Jamastiene]

women are the abusees and men are the abusers. That being said, no one should be abused. I would highly suggest you contact as many domestic violence agencies as necessary and ask them for help. If you think no one will believe you, call anonymously. This point is that you keep trying to get help. It's different for men. Men are sometimes the ones being abused. Don't think you will be laughed at by all of the agencies that help domestic violence victims. All of them won't. I don't think many will, personally. I used to get counseling at one here in town. And my attitude at first was as you suggested about most people. They corrected me with facts. Now I know better. So I know there are some who will help men.

One thing to remember is that the mental abuse is actually harder to heal than the physical abuse a lot of the time.

I hope you get help. I hate to see anyone abused, but I will say that man on 20/20 was a total dick and deserved the sentence he got.