Reader Stories: Surviving Domestic Violence - Survivors Share Domestic Violence Stories

From the outside looking in, an observer may see a situation involving domestic violence and think, "Why doesn't she just leave?" But it's never "just" as easy as that. Are you a survivor of domestic violence or domestic abuse? What form did the abuse take and what made it hard to leave? What did it take for you to break free, and what advice do you have for other women trying to end the cycle of domestic violence?