I used to be a dancer, for survival purposes. I’m a mother of two who was left without a place to live and I had two days to come up with $3,000.

I prevented this by stripping. Although it drained my soul I got it done.

Met a guy who helped with my bills, Helped raise my kids, so I was able to finish school. . Real estate school that is... because when I tried to go for college, it was never stable enough for me to get through it. He has PTSD (I didn’t know until 4 years later) but he always lied about finances and of course I cleaned up the mess... by stripping again.

He now verbally and emotionally abuses me and degrades me saying I will always be a who*e and that’s it. I am a hard worker and have gone through many things in my life and got through them on top. But I am so sick of being called a prostitute. Even when family is upset with me, I get put down and called a who*e. I am more than that I know I am. I just want a way out so badly out of that life. I feel so trapped and I’ve contemplated suicide many times.

Now that I’m licensed I can’t even start my business because I have no money to do it 🥺 and when I talk about having to make it, he loses his mind.. destroys my belongings.. threatens to tell everyone “who I really am”.

I don’t get it. If he is not willing to help get me started, why would he put me down and make it to where I have to resort to what I do for work?

I don’t even want to do it myself.. it’s so that I can get out of this fuck*ng line of work.

I’m so lost and need advice