Safe and Healthy
Relationships
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Abusive Relationships
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Partnerships have joint decision making and shared responsibilities
determined together.
Economic Equality means the freedom to decide about issues of work,
school and money.
Honest
Emotions
can flourish when both parties feel safe to admit fears or insecurities.
Sexual Respect is accepting that no means no and honoring your partner’s
feelings and needs.
Physical
Safety
includes respect for your partner’s physical space and includes non-violent
forms of self expression.
Supportive
& Trusting
relationships happen when both sides listen to their partner and value their
feelings and opinions.
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Domination occurs when the abuser makes all or most decisions in
a servant/master relationship.
Economic Control occurs when you are denied the ability to work and/or
access to joint money is withheld from you.
Emotional Abuse can take the form of jealousy, stress, and frustration
as an excuse for violence.
Sexual
Abuse
occurs when a partner forces sex on you physically or uses emotional leverage
or threats to force you to “give in”.
Physical Abuse includes hitting, choking, restraining, threatening,
or brandishing weapons, even if not used.
Controlling relationships center on verbal abuse, mind games, and
isolating the victim from support systems.
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http://www.aardvarc.org/spring/DomesticViolence/Brochures/Breaking%20the%20Cycle%20of%20DV.pdf
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