Look Me in the Eye - Caryl Wyatt

Love addiction is every bit as addictive as any narcotic; ask me, I have been there. I knew I couldn't stay in an unhappy, abusive and destructive marriage. I didn't just love my husband; I was obsessed with him. I believed that if I stayed and loved him enough, he would change -- but I was wrong. All addictions escalate and can result in death -- mine was no different. Broken bones and a broken heart, private clinics and prison, would not stop me from going back, time and again for more of the same. I falsely believed I was powerless to leave. Out on the street with no money, without work and nowhere to go, after a failed third marriage, I didn't make the choice to leave -- but I did make the choice to survive. I chose to learn and understand the nature of domestic violence, its root and its cure. All addictions are 'one day at a time' journeys to recovery -- join me on mine.