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Originally Posted by OTW
And what if she denies everything? The police won't do anything. I don't know how many times my parents and friends called authorities on my BF. I lied because I didn't want him carted off to jail. My safety and well-being was secondary. My "relationship" was top priority. That was my 18 year old way of thinking. It's easy for outsiders to assume that calling the police is the way to go, but you can't do that if she's not willing to cooperate. It doesn't work that way.
To the OP, do NOT...ABSOLUTELY DO NOT...turn her over to paid professionals. If she cannot confide and trust her friends, there is NO WAY IN HELL she'll accept the help of paid professionals. An intervention with strangers is a bad, bad, idea.
KSig RC offered some great advice. jtrain, my PM box is open if you need anything.
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The point of discussing this with paid professionals is to provide a paper trail--something on record so that when she is ready to help herself it is not out of nowhere.
It must have been tough for you to triumph over something so dehumanizing that eventually made you who you are. How ever did you get yourself out of that hole?
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