IDENTIFYING EMOTIONAL ABUSE

Does your partner:

• Embarrass or make fun of you in front of others?
• Belittle your accomplishments or goals?
• Insist that you are incapable of making decisions?
• Use intimidation or threats to gain compliance?
• Infer that without his/her assistance you could never succeed?
• Call, text, or email several times per day to monitor your movements?
• Blame you for their failures?
• Try to curtail actions which are in your best interest?
• Isolate you from family and friends?
• Use SILENCE as a weapon?

(Adapted from: National Coalition Against Emotional Abuse)

In Sisterhood!

ETTIE RUTHERFORD