There is so much violence in our country. Not to mention violence in our home and with our love ones or from our beloved people without us knowing it. Sometimes we think or treat them as normal way of life. That it is part of our lives. But if we have knowledge of the act as violence we may find ways to stop them.
- Calling you names, putting you down.
- Humiliating and embarassing you in front of the others.
- Cursing and shouting at you
- Shoving, slapping, choking or hitting you
- Saying you are a bad parent, threatening to take the children away from you
- Exhibiting jealousy and suspicion
- Controlling who you see and speak to and where you go
- Insisting on making all the decisions (not even asking your opinion)
- Preventing you from working or going to school
- Interfering with you seeing your family family and friends
- Destroying your property (or threatening to)
- Harming your pets (or threatening to)
- Intimidating you with guns, knives, or other weapons
- Controlling the money, making you financially dependent on them
- Acting like the abuse is no big deal, saying it was your fault, or denying it
- Forcing you to have sex or some form of sex that you don't like
- Forcing you to drop charges
- Threatening to kill you (and/or people you love.