Our Stories
-
TEEN DATING
My relationship with John started off great. He was funny, charming, and sweet. We had only been dating for a couple months when he told me he loved me. I was not ready for that yet but I thought I would lose him if I didn’t say it back. Our realtionship seemed normal back then...but then things began to change. He started questioning my clothing and even told me one time that I looked like a slut. He would get mad if any guy even looked in my direction but I thought his jealousy meant that he loved me. Soon enough I realized it was his way of keeping control over me. He would often make the plans for our dates without even asking me. He didn’t care if I wanted to do the things he chose or not. Then one night he offered me drugs. I tried to tell him NO, but he forced me to try it. Then he wanted to have sex with me. Because…
Read more...
-
TEEN STORY
At the age of 15 years old, I was one angry girl. You’d be angry too, carrying around a rock in the pit of your stomach. One constant thought, “Why is this happening to my family?!?!” Why was I so angry, at my stepfather who has been a part of my life since I was four? At first he seemed pretty nice, and but after a while he got mean. When he would come home in a bad mood I would get really scared. When he was mad he would usually start yelling, then screaming, and then hitting would start(usually Mom). Everyday my entire family had to be ready to adjust to his mood.
Read more...
-
My life was good. I had a job and friends, I was close with my family, my boss had just given me a promotion. Everything was going along as planned.
One night I went out with some friends to the bar.
Read more...
-
My journey was not quick or easy. I went down many paths before finding the right one. My relationship was just like any other in the beginning, loving, caring, wanting to spend all our time together. But things started to change.
Read more...
|
|
|
The best way to protect yourself is to use a computer your abuser cannot access!
Access a computer at a friend’s house or at the library. Use any computer that your abuser cannot access.
Important Information about Hiding Your Internet Tracks from Your Abuser
If you are in an abusive relationship and your abuser has access to your computer, it is important that you take precautionary steps to hide your internet activities. Even if you follow the directions below your abuser may still be able to see what web sites you have been visiting or what emails you have been sending. If you know that your abuser has access to the computer that you use, the best safety measure to take is to use another computer.
Covering Your Tracks
If you must use a computer your abuser can access, you can attempt to cover your tracks by doing the following:
Use an email account your abuser cannot access - for more information read this description.
Delete insecure information created by your web browser - Your web browser creates many files and saves certain information which can allow your abuser to discover your internet activities. You can attempt to delete these by doing the following:
Determine what type of web browser you have - The name of your web browser should be displayed in the title bar of this window. For example, it would say "Safe Horizon: Protect Yourself - Microsoft Internet Explorer" at the top of this window if you are using Internet Explorer. Or it would say "Safe Horizon: Protect Yourself - Mozilla Firefox" if you are using Firefox.
Find your browser in the list below, click on the link and follow the web browser cleanup guide. This will give you directions on how to delete your web browser history (what is this?), cache (what is this?), cookies (what is this?), and form data(what is this?).
Internet Explorer for Windows
Internet Explorer for Macintosh
Firefox
Netscape 4
Netscape 6
Netscape 7
Mozilla
Safari
Find and delete other files created by your browser - Some web browser plug-ins and other features may create other files. Click on each of the guides listed below in order to remove these files:
Macromedia Flash Files
Warning
Even if you take these cautionary steps, your abuser may be able to discover your online activities. To ensure that your online activities are not discovered by your abuser, you must use a computer that your abuser cannot access.
|
|