Does your partner:
- Put you Down
- Call you names
- Call or text you throughout the day to check on you
- Keep you from friends or family
- Control your $
- Threaten to hurt you, himself/herself, your pet or loved one
- Hit, Kick, Push, Punch, Slap, Pinch, Choke or Bite you
- Destroy property or throw things
- Tell you who you can see or what job you can have
- Tell you how to dress
- Act overly jealous
- Withold medication or health care
- Make you have sex or do sexual acts that you don't want to do
- Threaten to "out" you if you are gay or lesbian
- Constantly criticize
- Embarrass you
- Blame you for everything - including the abusive behavior
If you answered yes to any of these, you may be a survivor of abuse. Help is available – Contact the Help Restore Hope Center today.