Economic abuse
- Prevents you from getting or keeping a job
- Does not let you get job training or schooling
- Makes you beg for money or gives you an allowance
- Takes your money
- Does not let you know about family assets or have access to family income
- Makes you beg for items such as food, personal hygiene items or basic necessities for your children
- Incurs credit card or other types of debt in your name
- Refuses to work and forces you to get a job and support him
Physical abuse
- Bites, scratches, slaps, punches, kicks, chokes or throws objects at you
- Shoves you down steps or into objects
- Locks you in confining spaces or physically restrains you
- Does not let you sleep
- Deprives you of food or heat
- Scares you by driving recklessly; abandons you in dangerous places
- Assaults you with weapons or objects
- Does not allow you to seek medical attention when you are ill, injured or pregnant
Emotional abuse
- Undermines your sense of self-worth by constantly criticizing you or belittling your abilities
- Makes you fear he will physically harm himself, your children, pets or property
- Isolates you from friends, family, school and/or work
- Calls you names in public and in private
- Makes you think you are crazy; plays mind games
- Tries to damage your relationship to your children or family
Sexual abuse
- Coerces you into having sexual contact without your consent
- Touches you in ways that hurt or scare you
- Makes you have sex in ways or at times that are uncomfortable for you
- Demands sex when your are sick, tired or after beating you
- Insults you in sexual ways or calls you sexual names
- Refuses to let you use birth control
- Forces you to watch while having sex with others
- Forces you to have sex with others
- Denies you protection from sexually transmitted diseases
- Physically attacks the sexual parts of your body
- Hurts you with weapons or objects during sex
Domestic violence hotlines
If you are in immediate danger
Call 911
NYC Domestic Violence Hotline
1.800.621.HOPE (4673)
National Domestic Violence hotline
1.800.799.SAFE (7233)
Where else to turn for help
Safety Alert
Computer use can easily be monitored. It is impossible to completely clear your Internet tracks or entirely hide your activities on your personal computer. The only safe way use a computer or to access the Internet is on a computer that your abuser does not have access to. Learn more.
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Last updated 04/11/2007 |
