AN ABUSIVE INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP
CAN HAVE 9 KEY WARNING SIGNS
Whether it's physical, sexual, psychological, or financial, ABUSE IS ABUSE. Intimate Partner Violence can come with warning signs. And if we're all aware of those signs, it's possible to act and stop it.
1,7 MILLION PEOPLE TRAINED TO RECOGNIZE THE WARNING SIGNS OF ABUSE SINCE 2020
1,7 MILLION PEOPLE TRAINED TO RECOGNIZE THE WARNING SIGNS OF ABUSE SINCE 2020
N°1
Ignoring
EXAMPLE :
A PARTNER DELIBERATELY LEAVING MESSAGES UNANSWERED OR TURNING OFF NOTIFICATIONS AS A FORM OF SILENT PUNISHMENT AFTER A DISAGREEMENT.
N°2
BLACKMAILING
EXAMPLE :
A PARTNER THREATENING TO EXPOSE SECRETS, PERSONAL DETAILS, OR PRIVATE MESSAGES FOLLOWING A CONFLICT.
N°3
HUMILIATION
EXAMPLE :
A PARTNER INSULTING YOU OR MAKING FUN OF YOU IN A TARGETED, REPETITIVE WAY THAT IS DESIGNED TO MAKE YOU FEEL SMALL OR SELF-CRITICAL.
N°4
MANIPULATION
EXAMPLE :
A PARTNER USING GUILT, PLAYING ON YOUR INSECURITIES, OR USING OTHER SUBTLE STRATEGIES TO PURPOSEFULLY SWAY AND DIRECT YOUR EMOTIONS.
N°5
JEALOUSY
EXAMPLE :
A PARTNER ACCUSING YOU AND INCESSANTLY INTERROGATING YOU ABOUT WHY YOU LIKED A POST, FOLLOWED SOMEONE, OR VIEWED A STORY.
N°6
CONTROL
EXAMPLE :
A PARTNER DICTATING WHAT YOU CAN WEAR, WHERE YOU CAN GO, OR WHAT YOU CAN POST ONLINE, GRADUALLY INSTILLING FEAR AND ASSERTING AUTHORITY OVER YOUR DAILY LIFE.
N°7
INTRUSION
EXAMPLE :
A PARTNER DEMANDING YOUR PHONE PASSWORDS, CHECKING YOUR MESSAGES, OR TRACKING YOUR REAL-TIME LOCATION TO INTRUDE INTO YOUR PRIVATE SPACE AND MONITOR YOUR ACTIONS.
N°8
ISOLATION
EXAMPLE :
A PARTNER PRESSURING OR FORCING YOU TO CUT TIES WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY, GRADUALLY ISOLATING YOU FROM YOUR SUPPORT SYSTEM AND LOVED ONES.
N°9
INTIMIDATION
EXAMPLE :
A PARTNER USING ACTIONS, WORDS, OR GESTURES TO INSTILL FEAR, KEEPING YOU CONSTANTLY WALKING ON EGGSHELLS.
