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The three main types of abuse found in relationships
are physical, emotional,
and sexual abuse. This list offers examples
of the kinds of behavior that accompany the various types of abuse.
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You are being
PHYSICALLY ABUSED
if someone:
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- Pushes or shoves you. Slaps or hits you.
- Pulls your hair.
- Kicks or punches you.
- Restrains you with force.
- Chokes you.
- Throws objects at you.
- Abandons you in a dangerous place.
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You are
being
EMOTIONALLY ABUSED
if someone:
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- Ignores your feelings.
- Withholds approval, appreciation, or affection
as punishment.
- Continually criticizes you, calls you names, shouts at you.
- Makes all decisions for you.
- Wants to control all your actions.
- Humiliates you in public or private.
- Ridicules your most valued beliefs, your religion, race,
or
heritage.
- Manipulates you with lies and contradictions.
- Subjects you to reckless driving.
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You are being
SEXUALLY ABUSED
if someone:
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- Makes demeaning remarks about your gender.
- Calls you sexual names.
- Forces you to take off your clothing.
- Touches you in ways that make you feel uncomfortable.
- Treats you and members of your gender as objects.
- Insists you dress in a more sexual way than you want to dress.
- Minimizes the importance of your feelings about sex.
- Accuses you of sexual activity with others
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