Sarah Hyland She talks about the ongoing fallout and trauma of an allegedly abusive relationship nearly a decade ago.

“(PTSD remains) in that abused place of your psyche where you always think it was your fault and you could have done better, you could have gotten out sooner, you could have told people,” Hyland, 33, said. Diversity In an interview published on Thursday (October 24). “It’s like you don’t want to talk about it anymore. You want it done, that’s all. I completely understand his pattern of dissociation.

She continued, “I’m very guilty of this too…until something happened that triggered me and I didn’t realize that part of me was healing. I don’t know if that part of any woman will ever fully heal from this. “It’s something that hurts his soul a little bit.”

Modern Family The alum also revealed that she’s working to “(put) love on that scar” rather than “ignoring” it.

hyland before restraining order issued present versus old Matt Prokop In 2014, she claimed he strangled and verbally abused her during their multi-year relationship.

“He was holding me so tight I couldn’t breathe or speak,” the actress said in the court filing. Us Weekly In that case. “I was scared and feared for my life.”

Hyland’s lawyer Lee A. Sherman it was said later We “The documents filed speak for themselves.”

A. Source close to Hyland It was said later We Stating that this was “a really scary situation”, he said: “She is a strong girl. I have no doubt that he will come back from this situation. She’s been through a lot in her life but she’s still an amazing and strong person. … He just wants to put this situation behind him.”

Prokop, 34, never made a public statement about the alleged incident and declined to comment at the time.

Relating to: Sarah Hyland and Wells Adams’ Relationship Timeline

Sarah Hyland and Wells Adams are proof that Instagram can be the beginning of a beautiful love story. Us Weekly exclusively revealed in October 2017 that Hyland and Adams were dating. Months later, Hyland shared that the two met through social media. “Have you seen the ‘Slide Into the DMs’ memes? O. Record (…)

Meanwhile, Hyland now wants to use her public platform to support other survivors.

“We haven’t talked about this for thousands of years. I believe the community is not sharing enough,” Hyland said. Diversity. “I think the more we talk about this issue, the more women — and men, and people in abusive relationships in general — will feel more comfortable being able to talk to their loved ones about it, rather than letting the abuser isolate them, which is the first thing they do so you don’t have that community.” That’s why we need to keep talking about it and being able to help those who need it is really important.”

Hyland also managed to overcome this situation with the support of her pets. (She and her husband are Bachelor Nation alums Wells Adamsown more than one dog together.)

“If I didn’t have my dog, most of the time I wouldn’t survive. But at the same time, animals can be used as a manipulation tactic,” Hyland claimed. “So their lives are being put in danger to try to harm someone through an animal.”

If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 for confidential support.