Domestic Violence and Abuse

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Domestic abuse, also known as domestic violence, can occur between two people in an intimate relationship. The abuser is not always the man; it can also be the woman. Domestic abuse can happen between a woman and a man, a man and a man, or a woman and a woman. Domestic abuse shows no preference. If one partner feels abusive, it does not matter their sexual orientation, eventually the actions they are feeling will come out towards their partner. Other people often overlook domestic abuse. People generally do not like to get themselves involved in other people’s problems, especially when they believe there might be problems at home. For one reason or the other, the person who is the witness to someone who is being abused by their spouse does not want to report the crime, or get involved at all, because they are afraid something violent will happen to them for trying to help. Inside the relationship, there are many signs of the abuse. The biggest sign is that you completely fear your partner. Domestic abuse does not start the day that you meet your partner. It can start a week, month, or even years after. If you feel like you are constantly having to watch what you say or what you do, otherwise your partner will become abusive, signs point that you are in an abusive relationship. There are many types of abuse as well. Abuse does not have to be all physical. Emotional abuse is when the partner tells you things like “no one else will ever love you”, “you are worthless”, “you do everything wrong”, and so on. These are things that you think about all the time after it is said and you replay over and over in your mind. Emotional abuse can lead to you feeling like you have no self-worth, and could push you to do something drast... ... middle of paper ... ... their hands on you. Most of the time it is not guilt that makes them apologize, he or she just believes you will not turn them in if they do apologize to you after they abuse you. Between the loving and abusive times with your partner might be short time spans. Your wife or husband might be very loving for a few weeks, and then become very abusive for the next few weeks. There is no set time span for when your wife or husband will be abusive, or when he or she will be loving. Works Cited Mayo Clinic Staff. (2011, May 21). Mayo Clinic. Retrieved from Domestic violence against women: Recognize patterns, seek help: http://www.mayoclinic.org/domestic-violence/art-20048397?p=1 Smith, M., & Segal, J. (2013, July). HelpGuide. Retrieved from Domestic Violence and Abuse: http://www.helpguide.org/mental/domestic_violence_abuse_types_signs_causes_effects.htm

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