Twitter Post About Domestic Violence Will Open Your Eyes To The Dangers Women Face

Domestic violence can hide in plain sight, and the people living through it are often the last ones anyone truly understands. From the outside, it can look simple, but the reality is usually far more complicated.

That is what makes Erica Buddington’s Twitter post so unsettling. She shared a story about a woman she met in college and the terrifying moment that showed just how dangerous abuse can become.

Her account quickly turned into a reminder that some situations are far more serious than they first appear.

It’s the same kind of helplessness as when a travel blogger stranded in Kuwait said the US government wasn’t helping her.

Warning signs like “alpine divorce,” the breakup tactic experts call someone’s worst nightmare, are real.