Types of domestic abuse
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There are many kinds of domestic abuse. Some of them are outlined here. Please be aware of what domestic abuse is and be sure you could recognise it in your partner’s behaviour, your own behaviour or the behaviour of people you know.
Physical abuse includes:
- Hitting you
- Biting you
- Strangling you
- Kicking you.
Sexual abuse:
- Forcing you to have sex
- Touching you
- Making you do things you don’t want to
- Not allowing you to take contraception
- Forcing you to look at or watch graphic materials.
Emotional or psychological abuse:
- Constantly checking up on you by phone or text
- Calling you names
- Putting you down
- Humiliating you
- Making you feel guilty or bad about yourself
- Threatening to take your children away
- Using your children to relay messages.
Financial abuse:
- Taking your money
- Taking your benefits
- Monitoring what you spend.
Social abuse:
- Stopping you from seeing your friends or family
- Stopping you from contacting your friends or family
- Checking your phone or text messages.
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