Domestic/Family Violence Symptoms

Physical Abuse:

Psychological Abuse:

Emotional Abuse:

Sexual Abuse:

Economic Abuse:

Does your partner hit, grab, pinch, shove, slap, choke, kick, or bite you? Does he or she deny you medical care, prevent you from taking medications, or force you to use alcohol or drug

 

Does your partner make you afraid by threatening physical harm to you or your children, threatening to harm family pets, displaying weapons, destroying your property, preventing you from going where you want to go, or isolating you from family, friends, schools, or work?

 

Does your partner frequently criticize, embarrass, or insult, or damage your relationship with the children?

Does your partner force you to have sex when you don't want to?

Does your partner make or attempt to make you financially dependent? Examples: taking your money, withholding money or credit cards, stopping you from going to school or working.

 
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Hits, punches, slaps, kicks, shoves or bites you.
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Threatens to hurt you, your children, friends or family members.
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Has sudden outbursts of anger or rage.
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Behaves in an overprotective manner.
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Becomes jealous with out reason.
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Prevents you from seeing your family or friends.
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Prevents you from going to where you want, when you want, with out repercussions.
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Prevents you from working or going to school.
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Destroys personal property.
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Denies you access to family assets such as bank accounts, credit cards or the car.

WARNING SIGNS

 
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Controls all finances and forces you to account for what you spend.
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Forces you to have sex against your will or engage in sexual acts you do not enjoy.
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Insults or calls you derogatory racial or sexual names.
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Uses intimidation or manipulation to control you or your children.
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Humiliates you in front of others.
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Turns minor incidents into major arguments.
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Abuses or threatens to abuse pets.

YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO END THIS VIOLENCE

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