Are you in an Abusive Relationship?
If your partner has done even one of these things to you, it is advised that you seek guidance immediately. Understanding the impact of these incidents is crucial in protecting yourself and your children.
Emotional Abuse
- Ridiculed or insulted your religion, race, heritage, class or women as a group
- Withheld approval, appreciation or affection as punishment
- Continually criticized you, called you names, shouted at you, or demeaned you by telling you you are unable to manage without male help
- Insulted or drove away your family and friends
- Refused to socialize with you
- Threatened to hurt your family, or threatened to kidnap the children
- Controlled all the money, kept you from working, or prevented you from making decisions
- Manipulated you with lies/contradictions or controlled you with his jealousy/possessiveness
- Intercepted your mail or telephone calls, or took away car keys or money
- Punished/deprived the children when he was angry at you, or abused pets to hurt you
- Regularly threatened to leave or told you to leave
- Blamed you for the violence
Physical Abuse
- Pushed, shoved, slapped, bit, kicked, choked, punched or tripped you
- Held you to keep you from leaving or tied you down
- Thrown objects at you
- Locked you out of the house
- Abandoned you in dangerous places
- Refused you help when you were sick, injured or pregnant
- Subjected you to reckless driving
- Threatened or hurt you with a weapon
- Twisted or pulled your arm
- Banged your head against the wall
Sexual Abuse
- Told anti-women jokes, made demeaning remarks about women, or treated women as sex objects
- Become jealously angry, assuming you would have sex with any available man
- Insisted you dress in a more sexual way than you wanted, or forced you to strip
- Criticized you sexually
- Insisted on unwanted and uncomfortable touching, or forced particular unwanted sexual acts
- Called you sexual names like "whore" or "frigid"
- Publicly showed sexual interest in, or had affairs with, other women
- Forced sex with him or others, or forced you to watch others
- Forced sex after beatings, or when you were sick, or it was a danger to your health
- Forced sex for the purpose of hurting you with objects
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