Hello everyone – I have Lupus (SLE), where I am in pain 24/7 but don’t look sick, and from what I feel and have read here, emotional abuse, which since it doesn’t show any physical signs, people don’t believe anything is wrong. so I look fine and have no bruises that show (just those that are internal). I want to tell my story, but it is late and I am in a lot of pain, but I needed to get something out before I really lose it. For years I have put up with alot from my husband (I can answer yes to 97 percent to the ‘are you abused?, brainwashing, etc) , even my brother was saying it wasn’t right. But over the last year or so I have been trying to the guts to leave and now when I thought I could maybe I count on his help, I told told him more of what had been going on and how I had felt, he actually wanted to know if I could reconcile with my husband. I said no, that I wanted out, he told me to say that I have nowhere to go!! I didn’t even bring up staying with him, I already knew he didn’t me want to even though he assured him he would be there to help me. But the kicker was when he came over today to drop off something for my son he talked to my husband more than me, basically ignored me! My husband was the main attraction and loving it! I feel so alone right now and am beginning to wonder at the stability of sanity. I have to go -Thank you for letting me get this off my chest.