by Victorious Heart

Created on: October 15, 2009

Domestic Violence-Prevention and awareness

The woman asks her partner a simple question, needs to talk to her partner about his behavior towards her, or simply needs to discuss something that is important to her. The response she gets? Instant anger (The abuser goes from 0-100 in 1 second flat), he rages (Screams and yells), he threatens her in every way possible (Threats of physical violence, threatens to leave or throw her out of the house, threatens to harm her beloved pet or her children), intimidation (Threatening words, looks, gestures, or violence), manipulation (Manipulating her emotions-she is mocked by him, mimicking her emotional response from his abuse, laughs outright at her pain further causing her more emotional pain), he calls her awful degrading names, he blames her for his rage and violence (He tells her that she made him say or do what he just said or did), and he twists things around and denies his abuse towards her. She is left stunned, confused, afraid for her personal safety, feels like she is loosing her mind, her self esteem is shattered, she is anxious and feels sick to her stomachtrying to make sense of what just happened. She struggles to figure out how she can word her questions or concerns differently the next time so she can avoid her partner's emotional and physical abuse.

What is Domestic Violence?
Domestic violence, sometimes called battering, relationship abuse, or intimate partner violence, is a pattern of behavior used to establish power and control over another person through fear and intimidation, often including the threat or use of violence. Domestic violence is a crime that can include physical abuse, emotional abuse, economic abuse, and sexual abuse. Batterers use threats, intimidation, isolation, and other behaviors to maintain power over their victims. Domestic violence impacts everyone, regardless of income, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or religion. Thirty percent of Americans say they know a woman who has been physically abused by her husband or boyfriend in the past year (Lieberman Research, Inc., Tracking Survey conducted for The Advertising Council and the Family Violence Prevention Fund, July-October 1996). Domestic violence also affects same-sex relationships and men as victims. Taken from: Safe horizonMoving victims of violence from crisis to confidence. http://www.safehorizon.org/page.php?nav=snb&page=domesticviolence&gclid=CMWOivrItZ0CFRBM5QodQG_ijg

Domestic violence is a very serious

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