About DV
What It Is
Why It Happens
What the Signs Are
Why Some Stay
Effects on Children
Religious Teachings
Helping Another
Leaving Safely
What are the signs of an Abusive Relationship?
Use this table to help you determine whether or not your relationship has symptoms of domestic violence:
Your Inner Thoughts
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Belittling Behavior
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Do you:
- feel afraid of your partner much of the time?
- avoid certain topics out of fear of angering your partner?
- feel that you can’t do anything right for your partner?
- believe that you deserve to be hurt or mistreated?
- wonder if you’re the one who is crazy?
- feel emotionally numb or helpless?
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Does your partner:
- humiliate, criticize, or yell at you?
- treat you so badly that you’re embarrassed for anyone to see?
- ignore or put down your opinions or accomplishments?
- blame you for his own abusive behavior?
- see you as property or a sex object, rather than as a person?
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Violent Behavior and Threats
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Controlling Behavior
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Does your partner:
- have a bad and unpredictable temper?
- hurt you, or threaten to hurt or kill you?
- threaten to take your children away or harm them?
- threaten to commit suicide if you leave?
- force you to have sex?
- destroy your belongings?
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Does your partner:
- act excessively jealous and possessive?
- control where you go or what you do?
- keep you from seeing your friends or family?
- limit your access to money, the phone, or the car?
- constantly check up on you?
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