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What is Domestic Violence?

• Name Calling, mind games
• Isolate partner from friends, loved ones

• Abuser decides
• Servant/Master

• Bullying
• Charming in public, menacing in private
• Destroying property or pets
• Making light of abuse: “You’re too sensitive”

• Hit, choke, kick, pinch, pull hair, poke, twist arms, trip, bite, restrain, use weapons

• Use jealousy, passion, stress and frustration to justify

• Force partner to do things against their will

• Deny job freedom
• Withhold money

Are you in an Abusive Relationship?

Check list of examples of abuse. One or more of these behaviors could indicate that you are in an abusive relationship

• Track all your time?
• Discourage other friendships?
• Criticize you often for little things?
• Have Extreme mood changes?
• Anger easily when drinking or when doing drugs?
• Show extreme jealousy for no reason?

• Struck or kicked you or spit on you?
• Threatened you with an object/weapon
• Caused you to be afraid of them?
• Threatened to hurt a pet or destroy property?
• Blamed you for their abusiveness?
• Forced you to have sex?