Emotionally abusive relationships can wreak a person's self esteem, and cause great psychological harm.
Abusers never change, so giving a second chance to them is like willingly putting your hand in the mouth of a crocodile.
And so, the only way out of an emotionally/physically abusive relationship is to just Run Forrest Run. This is Episode 4 of How I Dealt With It, a podcast series about heartbreaks, pain, and endings, hosted by Divyani Rattanpal for The Quint.