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CYCLE OF ABUSE


Recognizing the Forms or Signs of Abuse


Economic / Financial Abuse

Sabotages your livelihood

Refuses to work


Takes or makes you ask for money

Prevents you from having or keeping employment

Does not allow you access to finances or add name on bank account(s)

Excludes you from financial decisions

Forges your name on documents


Interfers with your ability to maintain a job

Interfers with childcare, transportation or other arrangements

Harasses you at work

Have to account for any money spent

Prevents you from basic necessities (food, clothing, medication)

Limits you to an allowance or none at all

Takes bank or credit cards


Emotional Abuse
Do not appreciate or value your opinions or feelings

Intimidates or threatens to feel superior or to win arguments


Reminds you of any shortcomings

Disrepects you or your request and does what they think is best

Tries to convince you that your thoughts or feelings are wrong

Become nervous or anxiety increases when around your partner


Begin to withdraw from social interaction

Become depressed or experience bouts of depression or sadness


Makes you feel worthless

Repercussions for not complying


Belittles your plans, your dreams or accomplishments

Always correcting you or saying your behavior is inappropriate

Dismisses, disregards, ignores or ridicules you regarding your suggestions

Makes you feel fearful or guilty


Begin to feel insecure or have low self-esteem

Contemplate suicide as a way out of your pain



Physical Abuse
Slapping

Choking


Pushing

Restraining or holding captive

Pulling hair

Biting

Preventing medical attention or seeking medical care

Punching

Shoving


Kicking

Throwing objects

Pinching

Pinning you down


Using or threatening to use a weapon



Psychological Abuse
Isolates you from your family and friends

Ignores your feelings


Threatens to leave or demand you to leave

Threatens to take your child(ren)

Makes threats against you, children or other family members

Always right about everything


Is unfaithful and blames you

Breaks promises or does not follow through with agreements

Does not take share of responsibility


Plays mind games

Hides personal belongings like keys, purse, bank or credit cards

Withholds affection as a form of punishment

Controls your activities, your whereabouts or who you talk to


Forces you to do things against your will


Sexual Abuse
Demanding sex

Unwanted touching


Withholding sex

Keeping you from using birth control


Forcing sex

Forcing you to have sex with others


Forcing you to engage in prostitution or pornography

Refusing to use safe sex



Verbal Abuse
Calls you names

Embarrasses you in public by saying negative things loudly


Humiliates

Says you are nothing or will never be anything with/out him/her

Blames



Degrades you in front of family and friends

Criticizes


Accuses

Says hurtful things or jokes and ignores your request to stop

Questions your sanity (says you are stupid, crazy, don't remember things)



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