What is Domestic Abuse?

Does your partner ever….

• Insult, demean, or embarrass you with put-downs?

• Control what you do, who you talk to, or where you go.

• Look at you or act in ways that scare you?

• Push you, slap you, choke you or hit you?

• Stop you from seeing your friends or family members?

• Control the money in the relationship? Take your money or Social Security check, make you ask for money or refuse to give you money?

• Make all of the decisions without your input or consideration of your needs.

• Tell you that you’re a bad parent or threaten to take away your children?

• Prevent you from working or attending school?

• Act like the abuse is no big deal, deny the abuse or tell you it’s your own fault?

• Destroy your property or threaten to kill your pets?

• Intimidate you with guns, knives or other weapons?

• Attempt to force you to drop criminal charges?

• Threaten to commit suicide, or threaten to kill you?

 

If you answered ‘yes’ to even one of these questions, you may be in an unhealthy or abusive relationship.