Signs of Abuse

DOES YOUR PARTNER…

• call you names or tell you that no one else would want you?
• flaunt relationships or flirt with others while in your presence?
• threaten to “punish you or teach you a lesson” if you misbehave?
• force you to have sex even if you say “no”?
• insult your family or friends?
• blame you for everything that goes wrong?

DO I …

• feel as though I am to blame and if I try harder that the abuse would stop?
• like myself less than usual after being with my partner?
• cover or make excuses for my partner’s behavior?

DOES YOUR PARTNER…

• behave in cycles of tension building, followed by remorse?
• keep guns, knives, or other weapons close at hand?
• insist that you ask permission to spend money for household or personal items, whether the money is community fund or your own income?
• If you answer yes to any of the following, please seek assistance. You can Contact Us.