Warning signs you may be experiencing abuse
Does your partner...
- constantly criticize, call you names, put you down or make you feel afraid?
- interfere with your work, education or other personal activities?
- limit or restrict your access to financial wellbeing (banking accounts, credit)?
- accuse you of cheating?
- control what you do, who you see, or constantly question you about where you went and who you were with?
- deny you your basic needs: food, housing, medical and physical assistance?
- threaten to hurt you or others, have you deported, disclose your sexual orientation or other personal information?
- threaten to hurt or kill themselves
- use or threaten to use weapons/object against you?
- force/coerce you to engage in sexual acts?
- hit, kick, shove or physically restrain you?
Do you feel...
- anxious or afraid when you are around them?
- you are walking on eggshells to avoid making them angry or upset?
- you need to justify or make excuses for their behavior to your friends and family?
- you are losing or sacrificing your hobbies, responsibilities, and other relationships in your life?
- trapped in the relationship?
- Guilty, ashamed, hopeless, or confused
- like their abusive behaviors are your fault, or that you deserve to be harmed?
- isolated and alone?
If you recognize any of these signs, it is very important to reach out for help
You can call our 24-hour support line at 425-252-2873
If you reach our voicemail, please leave your name, number and whether it is safe to call you back. Expect a call back from a restricted number.
Or call the National Hotline for Domestic Violence at 1-800-799-7233