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You may be become or already are a victim of abuse if you:
You may be become or already are a victim of abuse if you:
•Feel like you have to "walk on eggshells" to keep them from getting angry and are frightened by their temper.
•Feel you can't live without them.
•Stop seeing other friends or family, or give up activities you enjoy because they don’t like them.
•Feel you can't live without them.
•Stop seeing other friends or family, or give up activities you enjoy because they don’t like them.
•Are afraid to tell them your worries and feelings about the relationship.
•Are often compliant because you are afraid to hurt their feelings; and have the urge to "rescue" them when they are troubled.
•Are often compliant because you are afraid to hurt their feelings; and have the urge to "rescue" them when they are troubled.
• Feel that you are the only one who can help them and that you should try to "reform" them.
•Find yourself apologizing to yourself or others for your partner's behaviour when you are treated badly.
•Stop expressing opinions if they don’t agree with them.
•Find yourself apologizing to yourself or others for your partner's behaviour when you are treated badly.
•Stop expressing opinions if they don’t agree with them.
• Stay because you feel they will kill themself if you leave.
•Believe that their jealousy is a sign of love.
•Have been kicked, hit, shoved, or had things thrown at you by them when they were jealous or angry.
•Believe that their jealousy is a sign of love.
•Have been kicked, hit, shoved, or had things thrown at you by them when they were jealous or angry.
• Believe the critical things they say to make you feel bad about yourself.
•Believe that there is something wrong with you if you don't enjoy the sexual things they make you do.
•Believe that there is something wrong with you if you don't enjoy the sexual things they make you do.
if you think you might be experiencing abuse at the hands of a parent, authority figure, friend, or partner, here’s what u can do...
•Tell friends you trust.
•Make safety arrangements such as:
◦Leaving the relationship;
◦Finding a safe place to go; and
•Tell friends you trust.
•Make safety arrangements such as:
◦Leaving the relationship;
◦Finding a safe place to go; and
• Change your phone number and/or locks.
•Telephone a domestic violence hotline or shelter and:
◦Talk to a worker;
◦Find out about your legal rights; or
◦See a counsellor.
•Gain the support of witnesses, when possible. https://www.thehotline.org/what-to-expect-when-you-contact-us/
•Telephone a domestic violence hotline or shelter and:
◦Talk to a worker;
◦Find out about your legal rights; or
◦See a counsellor.
•Gain the support of witnesses, when possible. https://www.thehotline.org/what-to-expect-when-you-contact-us/
