Oh my gosh, I am so happy to have read this. I’m 23 and I’m going through my own personal hell and disaster. I’ve just escaped a 4 year long abusive relationship. Your story is the only one to bring me feelings of hope and to let me know that things can and may very well WILL work out! You seem like a kind and beautiful person and I hope one day that I can have that kind of grace, dignity, and humility in the way that I carry myself and in terms of the way that I think of my past. Thank you so much for the perspective.