Are you or someone you know involved in an abusive relationship? If you are asking yourself this question, consider the most important sign – fear. If you feel like you have to tread lightly around your partner to avoid a physical or mental assault, then chances are that the relationship is an unhealthy one. If you or your sister, friend, mother, are experiencing any of the following signs, than it’s time to get out.
1) Do you feel afraid of your partner?
2) Avoid certain topics in fear of angering your partner?
3) Feel that you can’t do anything right for your partner?
4) Feel like you deserve the abuse?
Does your partner:
1) Humiliate or embarrass you?
2) Constantly criticize you?
3) Isolate you from others?
4) See you as a piece of property, rather than who you are?
5) Have an unpredictable temper?
6) Physically hurt or threaten to kill you?
7) Limit your ability to spend money?
8) Constantly monitor you via phone, computer or in person?
9) Act jealously or irrationally about your behavior around other men?
10) Take away your belongings as punishment?
Any and all of this add up to domestic abuse and should not be tolerated. Most women in the U.S. are too afraid to seek out help or leave their partners because of future retaliation. However, if you are experiencing this lifestyle or know someone who is, it’s imperative to get out before it’s too late. Remember that domestic abuse does not have to be purely physical, emotional abuse is just as destructive. Don’t wait for your friend to come to you, get to the point and ask if something is wrong. Tell them that you are concerned and would like to help.
The first step to overcoming this abuse is to admit there is a problem. The controlling behavior is deliberate on the part of the abuser and can be stopped. To break this cycle of violence and mental abuse, start with a private and convenient online domestic violence class. These types of courses are available for individuals ready to address the problem and turn over a new leaf, as well as those who have already been convicted for domestic violence.
Taking an online domestic violence class enables the client to learn new skills to combat this behavior, in a completely anonymous environment. There is no need to drive across town during rush hour to take an in-person class with a bunch of strangers. Simply register for the class length appropriate for your court mandate or own interest and it is available to you immediately. Clients can than proceed to take the class at their own leisure, 24/7. At the end of the course, the client receives a Certificate of Completion to prove to the court system that the requirement was successfully accomplished.
Domestic Abuse is a serious issue and no one should have to live in these circumstances filled with fear and anxiety. Take an online class today to learn how to create a safer and happier home environment and keep yourself from ending up with jail time or even worse, permanently injuring a loved one.
