Abigail Breslin is opening up about a very dark and painful time in her life.
The 26-year-old actress and singer has revealed that she is a survivor or domestic abuse. She shared her story on social media for Domestic Violence Awareness Month, revealing that she is a survivor. In the caption of her post, she wrote:
“October is #domesticviolenceawarenessmonth and I wanted to share a little bit about my story. And highlight @ncadv and the work they do.”
Ahead of many slides of her post, Abigail put up a TW:
“Massive TRIGGER WARNING before this post as it deals with SA/DV-related content. !!!!!!!!”
She stated:
“As a DV survivor, I felt compelled to write a little bit about my story. I was in a very abusive relationship for close to 2 years.
… [I] was so in love. Unfortunately, my abuser took advantage of my innocence and naiveté and the relationship subsequently became violent.”
Abigail shared that she was “beaten on a regular basis, locked into rooms, and forced to pretend everything was ok and normal while dealing with intense injuries… injuries most people didn’t even see.”
She would cover up the marks and bruises the best way she could:
“I would use concealer and caked-on foundation to hide any and all bruises because, in some way, I still cared for this person.”
Abigail went on to reveal that is was not just physical violence but also verbal abuse as well:
“I felt ugly and hated. I felt like I deserved less than dirt. I was certain, there must be something inherently WRONG with ME…I was a b****, a problem, stupid, useless, ridiculous, overly sensitive, unreasonable, and unlovable.
These 2 years were the loneliest I have ever felt. I am beyond thankful for the support of my family and friends who played an instrumental and invaluable role in helping me leave this horrible situation.
I now am in a wonderful, healthy, happy and amazing relationship with my fiancé. My C-PTSD (complex post-traumatic stress disorder) is much better than it was in the first 2-3 years after my abusive relationship.
I still have moments. I still occasionally have nightmares, and certain things still do trigger me. I am still healing.”
She concluded by saying that she hopes “sharing a bit more about my story at least helps some people feel a little bit less alone.”
