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It is Domestic Violence Awareness month.
I wrote this poem to raise awarness about how some victims of abuse start to blame themselves.
Signs You Are In An Abusive Relationship
A lot of people do not realize that they are in an abusive relationship. Here are some of the signs that you could be in an abusive relationship that you need to get out of…
Your partner sexually or physically abuses you. If they ever make you have sex with them when you don’t want to, hit you, shove you, or push you, this is domestic abuse.
Your partner threatens you or your family.
Your partner puts your down. They attack your capabilities, mental health, looks, or intelligence. They blame you for their violent outbursts.
Your partner is jealous. They may isolate you from your family or friends or they may accuse you of not being faithful.
Your partner is possessive. They may check up on you all of the time and they may get angry if you hang out with certain people.
Your partner has strangled you, beat you, or hit you in the past.
Emotional Abuse
When we talk about raising awareness for Domestic Violence Awareness Month, it’s important that we acknowledge emotional abuse. This is a much bigger problem than a lot of people realize. Just because you don’t have bruises on your skin does not mean you are not being abused. A lot of women and men suffer from emotional abuse, and it is no less destructive. Unfortunately, emotional abuse is often overlooked or minimized, even by those experiencing this.
Emotional abusers look to chip away at your feelings of independence and self-worth. You can end up feeling like you do not have anything without your abusive partner or that there is no way out of your relationship.
Emotional abuse includes verbal abuse. This includes controlling behavior, intimidation, isolation, shaming, blaming, name-calling, and yelling. Abusers who use psychological or emotional abuse will often throw about threats of physical violence, as well as other repercussions if you do not do what they demand.
The scars of emotional abuse run deep, and they are very real! You may assume that physical abuse is a lot worse, as people can end up with physical wounds and send you to the hospital. However, emotional abuse can be just as damaging. Sometimes, it can even be worse. This is why it is important to raise awareness of all types of domestic violence and abuse.
Financial abuse is one of the subtler forms of emotional abuse. Some examples of this include:
Taking your money or stealing from your
Sabotaging your job – calling constantly or making you miss work
Preventing you from choosing your own career or working
Restricting you to an allowance
Withholding basic necessities, such as shelter, medications, clothes, and food
Making you account for every penny you spend
Withholding credit cards or money
Rigidly controlling your finances
There are many helplines in the country of your residence. Please seek help, no one should suffer in this way.
