From the Times and the Sunday Times, this is the story.

I'm Manvine Rana.

Today, we're going to talk about a difficult subject.

It won't be an easy listen, but it is an important one,

because this is something that's becoming more and more common,

and it's life-threateningly dangerous.

I was in an on-off relationship for years with a partner who was known

for watching incredibly violent pornography.

He strangled me on many occasions with his hands

to the point of being unconscious. This is the account of one woman. She's one of many. We've

agreed to keep her anonymous for her own safety. The last time he did it, I had a seizure before losing consciousness.

I have long-term effects such as headaches, tinnitus, weakness, fatigue, anxiety and depression,

PTSD, memory problems and difficulty with cognitive function.

He started off by doing small things that

I felt if I mentioned I would be making a fuss and ended with me nearly dying. This is a story that's being

repeated across a generation. The other thing that I suffered from hugely was guilt and shame.

I couldn't understand why I kept returning to someone that terrified me,

and I felt that what had happened to me was my fault because I froze and was unable to stop it.

I slowly got used to the violence and minimised it so much to myself that I almost

convinced myself that I was okay, even though every time we met I would feel absolute dread and terror.

Once I worked through the guilt and shame, the reality hit me that I was lucky to not have been murdered.

During this violent sex, it is almost as though he would disappear,

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