"Enabling Peace By Breaking the Silence"
Identifying Abusive Behavior
Sometimes it can be hard to identify abusive behavior, especially if it’s the same kind of behavior that is a person is experiencing in the home, growing up. The abusive behavior may seem “normal”. Here are some key points in identifying abusive behavior.
| Does Your Partner |
How does this behavior affect you? |
* Hit, slap, shove or kick you?
* Throw objects at you?
* Threaten to hurt you, your friends, or your family?
* Restrain you?
* Destroy or damage your property?
* Consistently ridicule or insult you?
* Become extremely jealous if you talk to other people or go places on your own?
* Make you account for every minute?
* Manipulate you with lies, contradictions, or promises?
* Pressure you for sexual activity?
* Unjustly accuse you of flirting?
* Threaten to harm him/herself if you break up?
* Use drugs/alcohol as an excuse for a violent temper? |
* Do you feel you don’t have the right to say no”?
* Are you afraid to disagree?
* Have you stopped seeing your friends?
* Do you feel responsible for the abuse?
* Do you lie to yourself and others about the relationship?
* Do you wear certain clothes to hide bruises?
* Do you have to ask permission to go out with friends or to activities you enjoy?
* Do you avoid talking to friends because of fear of jealousy and abuse?
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