Domestic Violence

Understanding domestic violence and child abuse.
Domestic violence (also named domestic abuse or family violence) is violence or other abuse by one person against another in a domestic setting, for example in marriage or cohabitation.
It may be termed intimate partner violence when committed by a spouse or partner in a personal relationship against the other spouse or partner. It can take place in heterosexual or same-sex relationships, or between former spouses or partners.

Domestic violence can also involve violence against children, parents, or the elderly, and may be done for self-defense.

Domestic violence can result in physical injury, psychological trauma, and in serving cases even fatality. It is not always to determine in the early stage of a relationship if one person will change. Domestic violence intensifies over time.

Abusers may often seem wonderful and perfect initially but gradually become more aggressive and controlling as the relationship continues. Abuse may be dismissed or downplayed such as name-calling, Threats, Possessiveness, or Distrust.

Join the struggle, say no to Domestic Violence...

Join the struggle, and say no to Domestic Violence...

Some people just ignore it when they know about it, taking domestic violence as a family issue that could be sorted out by only family members and maybe some relatives or to whom it may concern.

This has paved the way for domestic violence to conquer many families all over the world.

Unfortunately, the young blood that is to say children are the ones affected most when this occurs in a family.

I am the first witness and I say this out of experience because I have been in a family that has faced the problem of domestic violence. Not only that, I have seen many people who are victims of domestic violence.

Here I can say many people are victims of domestic violence and no efforts have been put forward to prevent them from being victims, I think this is why there is an increase in the number of single mothers worldwide.

Take an example whereby a family of a father, mother and children has got trouble within just because of paying school fees to let say.

When a man in the family that is to say the caretaker (father) is broke and unable to pay or cater for the home needs, some tend to threaten the family members especially the mother faces it rough.

The father may want the mother to cater to the family and her failure to do so may result in her dismissal from home “orders from the father.”

Domestic violence and abuse can happen to anyone, yet the problem is often overlooked, excused, or denied. This is especially true when the abuse is psychological, rather than the physical.

Noticing and acknowledging the signs of an abusive relationship is the first step to ending it. If you recognize yourself or someone you know in the following descriptions of abuse, reach out now...

"There is help available. No one should live in fear of the person they love.

You and I shouldn’t be a victim of domestic violence.

When people think of domestic abuse, they often focus on domestic violence. But domestic abuse occurs whenever one person in an intimate relationship or marriage tries to dominate and control the other person.

Take note of this please;
Domestic violence and abuse are used for one purpose and one purpose only: to gain and maintain total control over you. An abuser doesn’t play fair. Abusers use fear, guilt, shame, & intimidation to wear you down and keep you under their thumb. Your abuser may also threaten you, hurt you, or hurt those around you.

Domestic violence and abuse do not discriminate. Abuse happens among heterosexual couples and in same-sex partnerships. It occurs within all age ranges, ethnic backgrounds, and economic levels.

And while women are more commonly victimized, men are also abused especially verbally and emotionally.

The bottom line is that abusive behavior is never acceptable, whether it’s coming from a man, a woman, a teenager, or an older adult. You deserve to feel valued, respected, and safe.

• Children suffer the consequences

Once fighting breaks up in the family, it will show a bad image to the children and they will no longer give respect to their family elders.

In most cases, they are very much affected because nobody would take good care of them if the family spreads apart whereby a person responsible for taking good care of the family will ignore his role and this will bring suffering to the family.

If parents fight at night, children will not sleep until morning and when they go to school they will sleep in class simply because they did not get enough sleep at night.......... this will affect their performance in class

Bad habits like harassing fellow pupils or students at school due to what they see at home. They may want to practice what they saw at home or just because they feel angry about what they saw.

• psychological torture

Domestic abuse often starts from threats and verbal abuse to violence. And while physical injury may be the most obvious danger, the emotional and psychological consequences of domestic abuse are also severe.

Emotionally abusive relationships can destroy your self-worth, lead to anxiety and depression, and make you feel helpless and alone. No one should have to endure this kind of pain—and your first step to breaking free recognizes that your situation is abusive.

Domestic abuse is a broad term and involves physical, psychological, economic, and sexual abuse, as well as attempts to manipulate the victim through the use of his or her children.

The abuser may also seek to isolate the victim from other people who may provide assistance.and your first step to breaking free recognizes that your situation is abusive.

Take note. Domestic violence does not isolate whether you are a man, woman or a child...Anytime you are a victim.

• Pinching
• Tripping
• Punching
• Grabbing
• Beating
• Pulling hair
• Slapping
• Shoving
• Biting
• Twisting arms
• Kicking
• Using a weapon against you
• Throwing you down
• Choking
• Hitting
• Pushing,... to mention but a few

"I thought he loved me." women say.
"I thought she loved me." Men say.

The number is increasing day by day.................................this is so terrible.

To be continued................... I will talk about single mothers in the next article, just keep it here.

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