How To Recognize If You Are In A Abusive Relationship

ARE YOU BEING ABUSED?

Domestic Violence is a repeated pattern of behavior used to instill fear and gain power and control over another person.

Take this Quiz to see if you are in an abusive relationship!

YES NO

1. I am afraid of my partner.

2. I cannot express my opinion or my feelings without being afraid of my partner’s reaction.

3. I always ask my partner for permission to see family or friends, to spend money or buy something for myself.

4. I constantly manipulate myself, my children and my home in order to make things “just so” for my partner.

5. I try and try to please my partner only to be criticized again.

6. I sometimes feel like I am living with two different people, as Dr.Jekell/Mr.Hyde.

7. I am confused about the difference in the way my partner views our relationship and the way I see it.

8. I am beginning to believe all the terrible things my partner says about me and accuse me of anymore. Sometimes I’m not sure what is real anymore. Maybe I am going crazy.

If you answered “Yes” to half of the questions, you may be a victim of domestic violence. Get to a safe place and get help!

---

Psalm 9:9-10

God’s a safe-house for the battered, a sanctuary during bad times. The moment you arrive you relax, you’re never sorry you knocked.