Do I Need Help?
Signs of Abuse
Does Your Partner…
- Call you names or tell you that no one else would want you?
- Flaunt relationships or flirt with others while in your presence?
- Threaten to “punish you or teach you a lesson” if you misbehave?
- Force you to have sex even if you say “no”?
- Insult your family or friends?
- Blame you for everything that goes wrong?
- Behave in cycles of tension building, followed by remorse?
- Keep guns, knives, or other weapons close at hand?
- Insist that you ask permission to spend money for the household or personal items, whether the money is community fund or your own income?
If you answer yes to any of the following, please seek assistance. You can call our 24 Hour Crisis Line at 800-931-7233 or send a message to our Shelter staff.
Do
You…
- Feel as though you are to blame and if you try harder the abuse will stop?
- Like yourself less than usual after being with your partner?
- Cover or make excuses for your partner’s behavior?
If you answer yes to any of the following, please seek assistance. You can call our 24 Hour Crisis Line at 800-931-7233 or send a message to our Shelter staff.