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Help Anywhere in the United States
If there is something about your
relationship that scares you, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at
1-800-799-SAFE(7233). Someone is available at all times to listen and provide
information to help you get safe or get you in a safe environment. The National
Domestic Violence Hotline (NDVH) is a nationwide resource available 24 hours a
day, 365 days a year. All calls to NDVH are anonymous and translation is
available for over 140 languages. Hotline Advocates have access to over 4800
resources nationwide and are able to connet callers to the services and programs
available in their area.
Are You in an Abusive Relationship? Relationship
Quiz
Does your partner:
Act extremely jealous of others who pay
attention to you, or use jealousy to justify his/her actions?
Control your
finances, behavior and even whom you socialize with?
Make you afraid by using
looks, actions, and gestures like smashing things, destroying your property or
displaying weapons?
Threaten to kill you or commit suicide?
Make all the
decisions?
Stop you from seeing or talking to friends, family or limits
outside involvement?
Act like the abuse is no big deal, it's your fault or
even deny doing it?
Threatens to kill your pets?
Puts you down in front of
other people, humiliates you, plays mind games and makes you feel as if you are
crazy?
Prevents you from getting or keeping a job?
Takes your moey or does
not let you know about or have access to the family income?
Threatens to take
the children away?
Do you:
Become quiet when he/she is around and
feel afraid of making him/her angry?
Cancel plans at the last minute?
Stop
seeing your friends and family members, becoming more and more isloated?
Find
yourself explaining bruises to family or friends?
If you answered yes to
any of these questions, you may be involved in a relationship that is
physically, emotionally or sexually abusive.
You may be in an emotionally
abusive relationship if your partner:
Calls you names, insults you or
continually criticizes you.
Does not trust you and acts jealous or
possessive.
Tries to isolate you from family and friends.
Monitors where
you go, who you call and who you spend time with.
Does not want you to
work.
Controls finances or refuses to share money.
Punishes you by
withholding affection.
Expects you to ask permission.
Threatens to hurt
you, the children, your family or your pets.
Humiliates you in any
way.
You may be in a physically abusive relationship if your partner has
ever:
Damaged property when angry (thrown objects, punched walls, kicked
doors, etc).
Pushed, slapped, bitten, kicked or choked you.
Abandoned you
in a dangerous or unfamiliar place.
Scared you by driving recklessly.
Used
a weapon to threaten or hurt you.
Forced you to leave your home.
Trapped
you in your home or kept you from leaving.
Prevented you from calling police
or seeking medical attention.
Hurt your children.
Used physical force in
sexual situations.
You may be in a sexually abusive relationship if your
partner:
Views women as objects and believes in rigid gender
roles.
Accuses you of cheating or is often jealous of your outside
relationships.
Wants you to dress in a sexual way.
Insults you in sexual
ways or calls you sexual names.
Has ever forced or manipulated you into
having sex or performing sexual acts.
Held you down during sex.
Demanded
sex when you were sick, tired or after beating you.
Hurt you with weapons or
objects during sex.
Involved other people in sexual activities with
you.
Ignored your feelings regarding sex.