Recognize the Signs of Domestic Emotional Abuse and Get Help

Unfortunately, domestic abuse is common in many relationships; although domestic violence can occur towards anyone, the majority of domestic violence victims are women. Sadly enough, statistics show in the United States that 1 in every 4 women will experience domestic emotional abuse or domestic violence in their lifetime. This heart-wrenching trend is among all and non-discriminatory of: age, race, religion, or nationally – domestic violence and domestic emotional abuse is a silent epidemic in the United States. Even more horrifying, the majority of domestic violence cases are never reported to the police.Many women in abusive relationships originally deny that they are being abused and shrug off the signs of abuse as part of a typical fight within a relationship. However, it’s important to recognize the signs of abuse within a relationship so that you are able to end it and seek help. Many make the assumption that if the abuse doesn’t involve actual physical turmoil that it’s not actual abuse – this is false and perhaps why domestic emotional abuse is so frequently ignored. Just because your partner has never physically laid a hand on you, does not mean they are not abusive. It’s important to recognize this and get help.

Domestic emotional abuse starts when partner in the relationship tries to mentally take control of the other person. Your abusive partner may try to threaten both you and the other people you love just to gain control of the situation. When involved in relationship based on abuse, the abuser wants to make you feel uneasy and invaluable unless you are with them. That’s how they gain control, however what’s most important for you to realize is, you do not deserve domestic emotional abuse. Domestic emotional abuse can take a toll on your outside relationships with friends, effect your self-value, lead to extreme depression and anxiety and manage to completely isolate you from anything you once loved. Not recognizing domestic emotional abuse can completely destroy your life.

Many times domestic emotional abuse slowly escalates into complete domestic violence. While it can be hard to admit that you are involved in an abusive relationship, the first step is to get help. If you feel truly afraid of your partner, believe you deserve to be treated poorly and overall, just feel bad about yourself; you may be involved in an emotionally abusive relationship and should get help.

It comes down to this, regardless of how minor you believe the incident is, if it occurred it’s still domestic violence and should never be tolerated. If an incident just happens once, it doesn’t make it any better or worse than occurring multiple times. Trust in a friend, a family member, a counselor or even a police officer to get help and break away from your abusive relationship. Your life could depend on it.

Lauren Beauchamp is a freelance copywriter working with Carol Lambert to share facts and statistics about domestic violence emotional abuse. To learn more about domestic abuse recovery or if you feel you may be involved in a dangerous relationship, you aren’t alone – get help by visiting our website today.