Domestic abuse volunteering!

Yay! Over a year ago I tried to volunteer with a local domestic abuse charity. Their volunteers have loads of training in dealing with these women, councelling etc

Anyway they FINALLY have volunteer positions. I got an email today asking me to go for an induction next month :)

How great will that be for experience if I become a midwife and come across women suffering from domestic abuse/violence

I also have personal experience with this so I feel so empathetic with women that are going through it.

From my own experience, every time it happened... in a way it was good? Because afterwards he would be like truly the most loving, caring, attentive, amazing guy. Obviously it was guilt, but it felt good at the time... I felt loved. And when he hurt me in a way I sort of agreed with him? Like he'd make me feel like I deserved it... if you get me. The only people that knew what was going on thought I was crazy for not leaving but honestly, when you're going through it it really isn't as easy as that. Also sometimes there's the factor that you believe them when they say it's not going to happen again........ but unfortunately it always does :(

I still have a scar on my breast from where my ex put a cigarette out on it, and a scar from a scalpal down my side from when he sat on me and held me down and slowly cut down my body. But luckily most of the scars are mental, or "unseen" but a lot of women aren't so lucky.