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Warning Signs of Abuse
Check this list of warning signs to help answer the question: Am I Safe? These behaviors may indicate that you or someone you know is suffering from an abusive relationship.
Are you with someone who.....
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Is jealous and possessive toward you, won't let you have friends, checks up on you, won´t accept breaking up?
- Tries to control you by being very bossy, giving orders, making all the decisions; doesn't take your opinion seriously?
- Is scary? You worry about how they will react to things you say or do? Threatens you, uses or owns weapons?
- Is violent: has a history of fighting, loses temper quickly, brags about mistreating others?
- Pressures you for sex, is forceful or scary around sex? Thinks of you as a sex object? Attempts to manipulate or guilt-trip you by saying "If you really loved me you would....." Gets too serious about the relationship too fast?
- Abuses drugs or alcohol and pressures you to take them?
- Blames you when they mistreat you? Says you provoked them, pressed their buttons, made them do it, led them on?
- Has a history of bad relationships and blames the other person for all the problems?
- Believes that men should be in control and powerful and that women should be passive and submissive?
- Has hit, pushed, choked, restrained, kicked, or physically abused you?
- Your family and friends have warned you about the person or told you they were worried for you safety?
- If you are gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender, has threatened to 'out' you to family, friends, or co-workers if you don't comply with certain demands?
- If you are an immigrant, has threatened or tried to turn you in to authorities and get you deported?
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