Glad to hear that the situation seems to be on the road to resolution. Good luck with the outcome and for all concerned. SharonA, I can understand Anonymous turning to the one place she felt she could get calmed down and begin to think straight. See my previous comments on isolation. Going through experiences like this is, for some, one of the most devastating things that can happen to you. Why else all the denial and cover up? Your whole world, that which you have built your life around, is coming apart. Who do you turn to? Family may not understand. They may have had no clue, or at least you may feel that way. And who is thinking clearly at all in such an upheaval? Nor is it over once the physical and legal issues are resolved. I know from personal experience that the emotional and psychological after effects can continue on for years and for some a lifetime if not dealt with professionally.

The biggest temptation is to just quit once the immediate problem is relieved: to think "things are OK now. I can deal with it." The truth is you have just gone througha major ESCALATION of the problem and broken things seldom, if ever, just fix themselves. DON'T QUIT. Follow through. Do what ever it takes but follow this thing through. Until you are safe and can stand autonomously, your not through. Plenty of support here in cyberspace but you need someone physically at hand to help you deal with the situation and its aftermath. Keep going and God bless.