Abusive Relationships
Abusive Relationships Many people don’t realize how serious an abusive relationship really is until it is too late. ... Some signs of a verbally abusive relationship that National Coalition Against Domestic Violence found are: ‘If the spouse ignored your feelings, ridiculed or insulted women as a group, ridiculed or insulted your most valued beliefs, your religion, race, heritage or class, withheld approval, appreciation or affection as punishment, continually criticized you, called you names, shouted at you, humiliated you in private or public, refused to socialize with you, kept you from working, controlled your money, made all decisions, refused to work or share money, took car keys or money away from you, regularly threatened to leave you or told you to leave, threatened to hurt you or your family, abused, tortured, killed pets to hurt you, harassed you about affairs your partner imagined you were having, manipulated you with lies and contradictions, destroyed furniture, punched holes in walls, broke appliances, wielded a gun in a threatening way’ (1). ... Most people just ignore the fact that they could be in an abusive relationship because they think that it isn’t an abusive relationship unless the spouse is physically abusing them. ... What people don’t understand or realize is they are still in an abusive relationship, whether it be a verbal or emotional. Verbal and emotional relationships have been found to lead to depression, suicide, and many other unhealthy factors (279). The effects of being in a verbal or emotionally abusive relationship are just as harmful as being physically abused. One reason women become involved in an abusive relationship is if they come from a violent family. They think it is normal for them to be in an abusive relationship, because that is what they grew up around. ... Suicide talk is a definite sign of an abusive relationship. ... Also, some people tend to think that abusive relationships don’t happen to the ones in high-society, but only to the lower class people.