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Kiana shares her harrowing journey of surviving relationship abuse that began when she was just 18 years old and directionless after high school. Her powerful testimony reveals how abuse can take many forms beyond physical violence.

• First meeting her abuser through Facebook and quickly becoming inseparable
• Experiencing isolation tactics disguised as love and protectiveness
• Dealing with constant surveillance at work and jealousy toward any potential male interactions
• Being followed to college when trying to create independence
• Losing access to her own money and basic necessities
• Resorting to hiding expired food behind dumpsters just to eat
• Going from size 16 to size 0 in just four months due to starvation and stress
• Being manipulated by claims of an "alter ego" that made her responsible for her partner's behavior
• Recognizing the dead look in her eyes when looking at photos from that time

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