How Did The Abuse Start?

Unfortunately, this is all too common for victims of domestic abuse. Domestic abuse is a known issue, but there are no warning labels for relationships like there are for cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption. There is no formal training on what signs to recognize as abusive; but there can be. Domestic abuse may not have an overnight solution but we do possess the power the educate people on the different types of abuse.

Abuse can come in many different forms such as verbal, physical, and sexual. Each of these can affect a person differently, and sadly even become hereditary. A factor that causes abuse to be so lethal is that the majority of the time it is directed towards children. At a young age, the brain is extremely impressionable and that is why something like verbal abuse can cause so much damage. “Parents who tell their children that they are dumb, bad, etc., raise children who think they are dumb or bad and act as

Signs of abuse include, but are not limited to, controlling nature, resistant to chance, dismissive, and manipulative behavior. Melinda Smith and Jeanne Segal state that the most telling sign of abuse in the relationship is fearing the other partner (Smith and Segal, 2006). If a woman is afraid of her partner then she may be in an abusive relationship. Men that are abusing women will tear her down and make her feel like she is worth nothing and that she does not deserve any better than an abusive man. An abuser will take away control from her and make her feel worthless. Segal and Smith also state that “abusive behavior and violence is a deliberate choice made by the abuser in order to control you” (Smith and Segal, 2006). An abuser wants to make their victim afraid and they will do certain things to make sure that the victim does not leave. It is also noted that just because there are not any physical signs of abuse, such

Signs of abuse may consist of jealousy, controlling behavior, quick isolation, blames others for problems, blames others for feelings, hypersensitivity, cruelty to animals or children, “playful” use of force in sex, verbal abuse, rigid sex roles, dual personality, past battering, threats of violence, breaking or striking objects, any force during an argument.

When I was six years old my first step-father sexually abused me for a couple of years. When I heard that he was only going to receive two years for what he had done to me, I was very upset. Even at a very young age, I realized that the judicial system had failed me. Then, when I was sixteen years old that

When did you decide to tell someone about the abuse or did anyone find out before you opened up about it?

However, in some cases the abuse is a learned behavior of others around them, the abusers may feel they were not being recognized for all they do, and family history can contribute to abuse.

Working thesis: Many victims of abuse continue a relationship with their abuser because they do not recognize the signs of abuse.

Although in the media we always see mistreatment as physical abuse that is not the only thing that can happen. Verbal abuse is just as common and sometimes more mentally

Children exposed to child and domestic abuse can have very severe mental disorders. “Numerous studies have demonstrated that children exposed to domestic abuse and/or child abuse are more likely to experience a wide range of adverse psychosocial and behavioral outcomes’’(Carrie). Exposure to domestic abuse in childhood has been linked to a similar set of outcomes, including low self-esteem, social withdrawal, depression, and anxiety also aggression, violence, and delinquency. If a child witnesses punching, hitting, and screaming around a preschool age group can affect them through their whole life with horrific memories and/or flashbacks. It's important to realize that domestic abuse has different effects depending on the child. Problems were significantly higher for boys exposed to domestic abuse rather than girls. Other studies have shown boys to be at higher risk of externalizing problems in adolescence after being abused in childhood, but girls exposed to domestic abuse were at higher risk than boys for both externalizing and internalizing behaviors, including

There are a lot of reason why children, adolescents, and even adults become abusers. Not just domestic violence, although that is a very good indication of why these human beings are the way they are. Could you imagine growing up in an environment like that? Witnessing and the exposure to having your parents, siblings, or any other family member being cussed at, smacked around, or broken emotionally down at such a young age

Some signs of an abusive relationship are being physically hurt or restrained by a partner, a partner

Experiencing a traumatic event such as domestic violence as a child can cause many problems like developing mental disorders. The perpetrators often abuse others because it is what they learned growing up. Data shows that boys who were raised in an abusive household are more likely to become abusive when they become adults (“Domestic Violence”).

Recognizing you are in an abusive relationship is sometimes tricky. If your partner makes you afraid, hurt or feel put down, those are signs of abuse. While being in an abusive relationship can be very difficult, there are many ways to cope with it. Other than national call centers willing to help 24/7, there are therapists and friends always ready to listen and help. At the end of the day, your health is what should come first, and if either your mental, physically, or emotionally health is being diminished, changes should be

Abuse can have many different meanings, there is one in particular that takes control in many Americans relationship, “physical maltreatment” (Abuse). Sadly there is an increasing amount of young adults going through an abusive relationship or were in one. Many of the people that become abusers consider violence as a normal behavior because they have witnessed it on a daily basis. They than begin to mistreat everyone that comes in his or her way. An abuser is frequently interested in controlling their victims. An abuser’s behavior is usually manipulating, in order to make their victims