WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES: 'I am irrevocably changed and feel I have had some of the best parts of me taken away and obliterated.'
A domestic abuse survivor has bravely shared harrowing images of the injuries she suffered at the hands of her violent partner resulting in "immeasurable trauma and psychological distress".
Today , the brave victim has specifically asked that Lancashire Constabulary to release the picture of her injuries, shocking as it is, to show the severity of the attack. "I also am experiencing trauma responses/ triggering such as hyper vigilance. hyper- arousal, anxiety and very distressing panic attacks. I am nervous in big crowds and do not like being in enclosed spaces especially with men around.
She added: "I have no real idea of the true impact emotionally of the attack will be and must be realistic in it may leave me with lifelong repercussions on my self-confidence and esteem, but I am striving and trying my best to regain some of the old me back. I do however feel that I have had my safety and peace of mind robbed from me and I do not feel I am not safe here in my home anymore, as it is now stained and tainted with the traumatic memories of what happened in it.
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