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Using Emotional
Abuse Putting him/her down
Making him/her feel bad about self
Calling him/her names
Making him/her think they are crazy
Playing mind games
Humiliating him/her
Making him/her feel guilty |
Using Male Privilege
Treating her like a servat
Making all the big decisions
Acting like the "Master of the Castle"
Being the one to define men's and women's roles |
Using Intimidation
Making him/her afraid by using looks, gestures, or action
Smashing things
Abusing pets
Displaying weapons |
Using Coercion and Threats
Making or carrying out threats to do something to hurt
Threatening to leave him/her, to commit suicide,
To report him/her to welfare
Making him/her drop charges
Making him/her do illegal things |
Minimizing, Denying, Blaming
Making light of the abuse and not taking his/her concerns seriously
Saying the abuse didn't happen
Shifting responsibility for abusive behaviour |
Using Children
Making him/her feel guilty about the children
Using the children to relay messages
Using visitation to harass him/her |
Using Economic
Abuse
Preventing him/her from getting or keeping a job
Making him/her ask for money
Giving him/her an allowance
Taking his/her money
Not letting him/her know about or have access to family income |
Physical Abuse
Slapping, Hitting, Punching, Pushing, Pulling Hair, Yelling, Kicking, Forcing
Sex, Throwing Objects |
Words of Wisdom
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People are unreasonable, illogical and self-centered.
Love them anyway.
If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish motives.
Do good anyway.
The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.
Do good anyway.
Honesty and transparency make you vulnerable.
Be honest and transparent anyway.
What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.
Build anyway.
People who really want help may attack you if you help them.
Help them anyway.
Give the world the best you have and you may get hurt.
Give the world your best anyway.
Mother Teresa of Calcutta.
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