I am in my early 20’s. I am a full time student who waits tables. I make about $30,000 a year and that is not enough to rent a studio apartment by myself. I am expected to make at least $43,000 a year for the studio. I do pay for my own bills being, all the insurances, phone, car, etc. I would love to get a second job however, I need to make sure I don’t fail out of school by trying to take on too much. I met this boyfriend at work and he slowly began to isolate me from my friends and family, and my entire support system. I didn’t realize it until it was too late. He has made me drop out before and that’s why I need to do well in school and graduate. He is extremely manipulative and has a way with the people. He told me he loved me on day 2, and pushed me to move in with him by the end of the month. Having abusive family pushed me into this situation even faster. I told his parents what was going on since we live at the family’s house and they would not give me the time of day and if they did they would make excuses for his wild behavior even though he lashes out on them too along with coworkers, bosses, guests, other students, police, anyone who breathes the wrong way etc. He shoves me, manhandles me, threatens me, intimates me, blackmails me, and screams at me when I try to leave and when I do leave. He runs after me on foot or with his car when I leave, he shows up to where I am. There is a police report of him running through my job to scream at me because I said I would not come ‘home’. He will refuse doing these things when confronted but I have video, photo, and voice proof of this behavior. He has legal protection from his crooked cop father and cop friends. He never cared to spend time with me or talk to me but makes me show him off to other people and act like he is amazing. He cheats constantly and chronically. I am not allowed to go out with friends or do my makeup. My family is homeless now and I have no choice but to figure this out for myself. I don’t have enough money to get away from him and he made me petrified to. I struggle with Anxiety, Depression and ADHD. It’s hard to keep myself above all of this enough to put on a smile and get to work and school and remained focused on my future. I keep pushing and I will never back down from fighting this. I have just been dealt with what seems like every disadvantage. It will be 4 years like this soon. I am thankful for 4 limbs and waking up this morning however most people my age at least have a home to go to. Maybe not, but most, even any family member to stay with. I have no one. I have put together a savings but especially with the pandemic, there is not much income coming in. When I leave I have no one to ask for help if my place does not work out. He also tells me I can’t make it without him and I need him and preys on all my fears. I just want to focus on school and get away from this to try and salvage the rest of my 20’s and the rest of my life. Anything helps, thanks for reading
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