They seek to pull their partner down to make themselves feel better 75% of women killed by their abusive partners are murdered after they leave.Ongoing contact with the abuser can throw you back into the shame spiral and keep you from moving forward with recovery...
Listening to your partner non-judgmentally,Valuing opinions,Supporting your partner’s goals in life, Respecting your partner’s right to his or her own feelings, friends, activities and opinions, Accepting responsibility for self...
Abusing List....Smashing or destroying things, Destroying or confiscating your partner's property, Displaying weapons or threatening their use, Putting your partner down, Making your partner feel bad about himself or herself, Calling your partner names. Playing mind games,
Harassing or intimidating your partner,"Checking up on" your partner's activities or whereabouts...
Stalking...
Your chances of being stalked are close to 1 in 10.
One in 12 women are stalked at some point in their life.
A woman is 3 times more likely to be stalked than raped.
Each year an estimated 1,006,970 women and 370,992 men are stalked in the U.S.
The primary targets of stalkers are women (80%).
8% of all women and 2% of all men are stalked at some time in their life.
10% of female victims and 12% of male victims are less than 18 years old.
Approximately 50% of all stalking victims never report their victimization to law enforcement. Only 25% attain restraining orders against their assailant.
80% of all restraining orders attained against stalkers are violated. On September 23, 1996 President Bill Clinton signed into law the Interstate Stalking Punishment and Prevention Act of 1996 making it a federal offense to stalk across state lines. As of January 1, 1994, all fifty states in the U.S. have an anti-stalking law...
