Kelowna woman’s story of abuse goes viral
KELOWNA – A brave Kelowna woman is using social media to share her personal story of domestic abuse.
Selina Morrison says her ex-boyfriend abused her both physically and emotionally and she is making her story public on her Facebook page.
Two videos she has released since Feb. 8 have almost 40,000 views.
“As I was sitting in my bathroom being yelled at and disrespected in a way I’ve never been disrespected in my whole life, I sat quietly with my hands folded in my lap trying to will my body to stop shaking,” she says in one of the videos. “I knew that with every tear, with every tremble, his rage was increasing.
“When he pushed me against the wall and told me he was going to break my teeth out of my head I was convinced I wasn’t going to be conscious for much longer.”
Morrison says she decided to go public with her experience after the man, who she names in the video, breached a restraining order shortly after RCMP released him from custody.
“For over a decade he has been abusing, overpowering and degrading women.”
Morrison is now asking the public to share her story and message that abuse should never be tolerated.
“I imagined all of the amazing people in my life. The women who I am given the beautiful gift to inspire every day, they give me the strength and the power and the belief that I could stand up to him.”
Post by Selina Morrison.
To contact the reporter for this story, email Adam Proskiw at aproskiw@infotelnews.ca or call 250-718-0428. To contact the editor, email mjones@infotelnews.ca or call 250-718-2724.
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8 responses
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Good for you, Salina! I admire your strength and how you are sharing on social media to spread awareness. Yes, physical abuse may heal, but emotional abuse goes deep and hides within our communities.
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The system definenately needs to be reviewed it obviously is not working and keeping abused women feelIng safe.It’s not the victims of abuse that should be looking over their shoulder it should be the abuser that walks around on edge if they haven’t been locked up.Good for you for trying to make a difference!
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100 percent behind…I think the RCMP can do more, but wont..Many of our RCMP are of the same mindset as other abusers…that is my experience.
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You are so strong and a big inspiration to a lot of people. I feel for you and anyone who has ever been avictim tophysical, social, sexual abuse. I have been were you are and I am not today thank God. Youare not alone honey. I have your back through this100%. And I will follow you to the end. Keep on keep’n on girl, cuz this is one fight you are going to win. Love and prayers to you and Gypsy. Beautiful name BTW.
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Wow! More power to you dear , I’m happy that he’s gonne from your life and hope that he stays away forever the bustard, nobody has the right to treat anyone like that and get away with it , we’re not punching bags to releasing there frastrations , who knows what goes on in there sick minds, and they take it out on the woman they live with or married to.
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Isn’t that nice that you were able to free yourself.Your prayers are answered.Looks good on you.Be strong.Stay away from that big lying BABYYYYY.
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I can relate I had one of them I have been in the hospital for a fractured leg and now have PTSD…all because I believed the lies on POF and thought he was the one.
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