 My name is Anna and I am a survivor of domestic violence. It doesn't start out with them punching you or hitting you, you know, it's small things. I was in a relationship, we moved in together and things escalated quickly, went from emotional and verbal abuse to physical threats against my family, threats against my family's property. You start questioning yourself, like you start questioning your sanity, what did he really say that? Well, he was just joking, so I need to just let that go. And in that process, kind of you lose your self-esteem, you lose who you are, you start isolating yourself from friends and family, and then the shame sets in. I called the police, I filed a protection order, charges were filed against him, and I eventually got out, but when I did that, he started stalking me. I was changing jobs. I was moving. I left the state, I went through an identity change. For me, that was it, I can't do this anymore. Now with the Andham Center, I'm so grateful and such a huge supporter of it, because it gives that wraparound service where you can come in and know, even if you don't utilize all of the services, that they are there and they're available. That would have made all the difference in the world for me when I was going through my cases. You survived this. It was terrible and it was painful, but you're here.