"Bow Down, B**ch!" These are real words that came from my abuser. They sum up so much about the abusive relationship and the abuser's attempts to gain control. "Bow down!" Submit to my control or I will make you pay! This is the message the abuser is attempting to get across with every strike and every con. There are no three words that can tell a more accurate story about living under a controlling man's power.This book is my journey of what happened when I stepped outside of my normal boundaries for love and where that took me. Once a strong and independent woman, I became a fraction of my old self under the slow, systematic, oppressive power of another person. But I survived and found a new power within me to move on.This book is a look inside the private daily world of a domestic violence relationship. It goes one step beyond hearing about physical abuse. It is an opportunity to look through the window and see, hear, and feel what a victim can endure on a daily basis even during the times in the relationship when physical abuse is not taking place. A daily struggle to survive not only physically, but also emotionally, mentally, financially and even spiritually... As hopelessness sets in and self-esteem diminishes, there is still a power inside that can prevail.