Domestic violence is a pattern of many behaviors directred at achieving and maintaining power and control over an intimate partner, such as: physical violence, forced sexual relations, emotional abuse, isolation of the victim, finanical abuse, intimidation, and coercion and threats.
Identifying Abusive Relationships
Does your partner:
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Embarrass you with bad names and put-downs?
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Look at you or act in ways that scare you?
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Control what you do, who you see or talk to, or where you go?
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Stop you from seeing or talking to friends or family?
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Take your money or Social Security, make you ask for money, or refuse to give you money?
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Make all the decisions?
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Prevent you from working or going to school?
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Threaten to committ suicide if you leave?
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Tell you you're a bad parent or threaten to take away or hurt your children?
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Act like the abuse is no big deal, it's your fault, or even deny doing it?
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Destroy your property or threaten to kill your pets?
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Intimidate you with guns, knives, or other weapons?
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Shove you, slap you, strangle you, or hit you?
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Force you to have sex?
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Force you to drop charges?
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Threaten to kill you?
If you answered YES to even ONE of these questions, you may be in an abusive relationship.
If you need to talk, call APOC at
701-845-0072
