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help for victims

Ask Yourself...

  • Q. Are your family / Partner scared of you?
  • Q. Have you been violent / controlling towards your Partner / Family Member?
  • Q. Do you get angry and display inappropriate behaviour?

If you have said yes to any of these questions, then you will fit into the category of domestic abuse. It is important to understand how your behaviour impacts on the people around you, please click on the links opposite.

Pressure Tactics

Do you find yourself pressurising or making demands towards your partner / family member into behaving in a way that you want them to?

For example: Do you / Have you

  • Made threats to stop giving them money or take something important away from them?
  • Disconnected the telephone to stop them having contact with others?
  • Taken your children away from your partner?
  • Reported your partner to welfare services for poor parenting, when you know they are a good parent?
  • Made threats to attempting suicide?
  • Withheld medication, knowing your partner / family member is in need?
  • Pressurised your partner / family member into misusing substances such as drugs or alcohol?
  • Lied about your partner / family member to friends or other family members about them?
  • Not allowed your partner / family member to make up their own minds or stopped them being able to make a decision