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I'm Joe Cuenco with family resources, and today we're going to talk about moving on
from one of the worst relationship experiences, and that is life after a domestic violence.
It's important to recognize here, that you are the victim, that you have self worth,
and that actually, it's important for you to recover from this experience. Whether or
not you are male or female, it doesn't matter because domestic violence hits both veins.
You do have to deal with a failure and the host of emotions that are carried and when
dealing with this issue. And also remember that the right people in your life will judge
you negatively from this experience. And it is a horrible experience to go through. Violence
isn't something that most people deal with successfully on their own so it's very important
and I would encourage you to get professional help. Seek counseling, seek therapy and sometimes
even medication is required to help get through these experiences. You are going to be going
through a host of emotions you know, feeling the loss of a relationship, diminished self
worth, you may have an issue where you don't respect yourself the way you should. You may
be dealing with worthlessness, anger, denial and things of that nature. And also you may
need some help dealing with the legal issues. You may have to get a restraining orders put
all these things into place. So it's important not only to seek professional help but also
join support groups. Deal with your family you know search with help from your family
and friends and also these organizations there are many community resources that are available
to help you deal with this challenge. Next you do is engage in positive behaviors, feel
the void in your life. Getting a hobby, reading, doing something to benefit yourself, building
up your character, building up your inner strength so that you have that confidence
that you once had before you are dealt with these challenges. Work to put the challenge
behind you, focus on the positive things, your future and treat this as hitting a speed
bump in a relationship of life. Remember you are worth it, and it's important you, for
you to work through moving on. And you have the self respect to do so and that's how we
live with life after domestic violence, I'm Joe Cuenco with family resources, relationships
for life.