Here is the one question we are asked most frequently:
"How will I know if I'm in
an abusive relationship?"
That's when the warning signs are most useful to know.
"How will I know if I'm in
an abusive relationship?"
That's when the warning signs are most useful to know.
All warning signs fit under one umbrella:
It's one person exerting Power and Control over another person.
Below are typical examples you might recognize from everyday life.
How many boxes will you check?
Your partner...
☐ Uses controlling or dominant behavior that eventually permeates your life
☐ Is extremely jealous or possessive about who you see / what you do
☐ Isolates you from family, friends, and things you like to do
☐ Name-calls you / puts you down about how you look / what you wear
☐ Is constantly checking up on you via texts and phone calls
☐ Makes you feel nobody else would ever want you or love you
☐ Says you cannot do anything right, keeps you off balance, says you are crazy
☐ Is always lying about practically everything that's happened or will happen
☐ "Love bombs" you with gifts, pricy dates, and "over-the-top" words of love
☐ Speeds up all facets of the relationship / insists on a future tied together
It's one person exerting Power and Control over another person.
Below are typical examples you might recognize from everyday life.
How many boxes will you check?
Your partner...
☐ Uses controlling or dominant behavior that eventually permeates your life
☐ Is extremely jealous or possessive about who you see / what you do
☐ Isolates you from family, friends, and things you like to do
☐ Name-calls you / puts you down about how you look / what you wear
☐ Is constantly checking up on you via texts and phone calls
☐ Makes you feel nobody else would ever want you or love you
☐ Says you cannot do anything right, keeps you off balance, says you are crazy
☐ Is always lying about practically everything that's happened or will happen
☐ "Love bombs" you with gifts, pricy dates, and "over-the-top" words of love
☐ Speeds up all facets of the relationship / insists on a future tied together
If you checked off 7-8 or more of the 10 boxes showing actions you
experience frequently from your partner, you could be in an unhealthy relationship. Please consider a call to the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-SAFE.
These calls are never recorded. They are anonymous. They are safe.
experience frequently from your partner, you could be in an unhealthy relationship. Please consider a call to the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-SAFE.
These calls are never recorded. They are anonymous. They are safe.