My Difficulty In Sandra Cisneros Woman Hollering Creek

My Difficulty There is not one person that I know or have met that has never had a problem or been in a situation that has marked their life. I have been in a situation that scared me but learned much about it. Surprisingly, events like these in life is what help us learn, grow and mature. We all have different experiences, different over comings. Sandra Cisneros, the author that wrote, “Woman Hollering Creek”, wrote about a woman’s life. The woman thought that her married life would be happy, but it only worsened. She became a victim of physical abuse. Abuse coming from her own husband. Like this woman, in Cisneros’ story, I too am a victim… A victim of emotional abuse. I was once in an emotional abuse relationship. I was intimidated, manipulated, shamed, and controlled. From this I learned that there is life out there, that I can be strong and optimistic, and that I will never step foot in relationship like that again. No …show more content…
Someone that I met helped me. At first, I would not listen to any of his advice and rejected his helped. Then, I guess one day he got tired of seeing me at my worst, that he went to my house to speak to my parents about it. At that point I had no choice but to expose what was going on. Following day my parents went to court and put a restraining order on him. From that point on I felt like a was actually able to breath. I got all the help I could have got. With the help of my parents, my closest friends, and him I felt like I was wanted and believed that one’s happiness cannot depend on someone else. I learned to be me. I learned to find myself and enjoy life. I figured out that I can make myself be happy by simply living life how I want. My life should not depend or be controlled by a guy that doesn’t even know him to control himself. Only I am my own