Little Miss Sunshine Abigail Breslin Experienced The Worst Of Rains In Marriage Marred By Domestic Violence
It seems that Abigail Breslin’s life is not all sunshine and rainbows. The 26-year-old actress made a shocking revelation that she, too, was subjected to domestic violence and is fortunate to be able to tell her story today.
The actress experienced domestic violence in her previous relationship, and she said she felt worthless during the whole ordeal.
The-all smiles and carefree actor, who started young in the Hollywood industry, shared her ordeal last Friday via an Instagram video. She mentioned that for two years, she was with her abuser, and for that 24 months, she regularly endured being beaten and even locked up.
As it is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Abigail felt compelled to share her experience. Having come out stronger from the abuse, she gives a message of hope to women who are also going through the ordeal. She understands that being trapped in an abusive relationship can feel lonely, and she wants other women to feel less alone by sharing her story.
Like most women, Abigail didn’t know it was coming because she was in love; in her case, her ex-partner took advantage of her naïveté and innocence. Before long, the relationship became violent. This is the same pattern in the case of most women in this kind of relationship.
The actress was also made to pretend that everything was normal and that the relationship was perfect. This was while nursing bruises and hiding them. The My Sister’s Keeper star shared how she used to hide these discolorations with makeup because she kept reminding herself that her abuser was someone she cared for.
And it was not just the physical bruises that she had to keep a secret but also the mental, emotional and psychological damage.
Physical abuse often goes hand in hand with verbal abuse, which was precisely how Abigail had it. And because of the criticism and negativity thrown at her, she began feeling unworthy of her partner’s love and everyone’s affection. The actress lost her self-confidence. She felt hated and ugly.
The actress can attest that the most damaging phase of being in a relationship where your partner is abusive is when you feel guilty about it and feel like everything is your fault.
Abigail started questioning if there was something wrong with her. She went through the lows where she called herself the problem. She even used adjectives like ridiculous, overly sensitive, stupid, unlovable, and useless to define herself in the situation .
And throughout her ordeal, the Signs actress was lucky enough to have a strong support system through family and friends who helped her leave the situation. Most of all, these people believed in her and made her realize her worth as a partner and woman.
The award-winning actress hopes to inspire her fellow survivors to keep looking for love and find it, as she did with her fiancé, Ira Kunyansky. Abigail’s story proves that this kind of abuse and trauma can happen to anyone, regardless of their status.
Despite the aftermath of getting out of an abusive relationship being complicated and unique to every individual, Abigail believes good things will come.
