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I am sorry to hear about your situation.

This is probably due to the psychology of being in an abusive marriage; possibly the abuser always said directly or indirectly that whatever happens is your fault. (Unfortunately, other people in society will also blame the woman, even if the husband is responsible for his choices.)

Also, in life, we internalize an internal judgmental voice (like a "parent") which judges us based on the social norms that we absorb from other people. This inner voice will continue to judge us even if those people are no longer around (and, in this case, it sounds like there are people who may still be actively reinforcing these ideas). 

Many Muslim women, especially in our generation and above, internalized a voice that said that being a good Muslim woman means being married and having children, and a woman who gets divorced is bad. This idea is more about social expectations (or wanting the security of a marriage for a daughter) rather than Allah or faith.

However, it is common for Muslim women who grew up around these ideas to deal with guilt after divorce, and it can take time to revise one's ideas about what is genuinely important before Allah and in the next life and offload social expectations that no longer serve us.

Sometimes this is also a way of processing trauma as well.

In all these cases, probably the best way to handle it is through qualified psychological counselling/therapy as well as reflection on what is really important in matters of faith. Sometimes, just identifying the issue is a step forward. 

Wishing you the best!

Salam
Yes

Real Islam sent by Allah (SWT) through the Prophet Muhammad (SAWA) as the last message for all the mankind till the Day of Judgement is one religion and this fact is clear in Quranic verses. (Verily, the religion by Allah is the Islam)(Sura 3, verse 19).

The Prophet Muhammad (SAWA) never allowed following different sects. He always ordered Muslims to follow the Quran and Ahlul Bayt (AS) to remain in the Rught Path. Those sincere companions who followed that original Islam which was preached and practiced by the Prophet (SAWA) and his Progeny (AS) were named by him as Shia of Ali and he praised them in many Hadeeths narrated un Sunni books as well as Shia books.e,g, of Sunni books  Shawaahid Al-Tanzeel by Al-Haakim Al-Hasakani, V.2, P.356, Kifayah Al-Talib by Al-Kanji al-Shafi'ee, P. 244, Lisaan Al-Milan by Ibn Hajar Al-Asqalani , V.6, P. 243 Hayderabad Dkkin edition.

'Sunni sects never existed during the time of the Prophet (SAWA) but were created and printed by political leaders who wanted to drive Muslims away from Ahlul Bayt (AS).

Following Real Islam can never happen with out following the real Sunnah of the Prophet (SAWA) which is impossible with out following Ahlul Bayt (AS) who narrated the most authentic Hadeeths from the Prophet (SAWA).

The Shia Muslims are the real followers of the Sunnah of the Prophet as many leading Sunni scholars admit and Dr Tijani Smawi has written a full book on this fact. You can see it on the internet (Shia are the real followers of the Sunnah) الشيعة هم أهل السنة.

'Wassalam.

There is no doubt that Nubuwwah is only for the prophets, and it was ended by the Last Prophet Muhammad (SAWA) as it is stated in Quran (Sura Al-Ahzab, verse 40) and the very clear and authentic Hadeeth : O Ali, you are from me like Haroun was from Musa, but there is prophet after me. (Saheeh Muslim, Hadeeth 2404), Saheeh Al-Bukhari , Hadeeth 225).

All the twelve Imams from Ahlul Bayt (AS) who are the real successors of the Prophet Muhammad (SAWA) are having the great status from his great status (A Progeny who are from him. Sura 3, verse 34) but not prophets at all. 

We are able to distinguish between Nubuwwah and Imamah, although both of them are from Allah (SWT) and we are absolutely ordered to obey the Infallible Imams as we are been ordered to obey the Prophet (SAWA) because of the fact that every order from the Ibfallible Imams is from the Prophet (SAWA) which is from Allah (SWT).

'We respect our pious Ulama but never claim infallibility to any Aalim.

Wassalam.