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WHY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS STAY IN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIPS: PART TWO BY: ISABELL AGUMBAH

Why Domestic Violence Victims Stay in Abusive Relationships: Part Two

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H A S L O W S E L F - E S T E E M

T h e a b u s e r a t t a c k s t h e v i c t i m p h y s i c a l l y , b u ta l s o e m o t i o n a l l y . T h e a b u s e r w i l l i s o l a t e t h ev i c t i m f r o m l o v e d o n e s a n d w i l l e m o t i o n a l l yt r a u m a t i z e h e r . B e i n g a l o n e l i k e t h i s w i t h n oo n e a r o u n d t o e s t e e m t h e v i c t i m w h e n s h en e e d s i t c a n l e a d t o a v e r y l o w s e l f - e s t e e m . L i s t e n i n g t o t h e c o n s t a n t h o r r o r t h a t c o m e sf r o m a b u s e r s c a n k e e p t h e v i c t i m f e e l i n gw o r t h l e s s a n d n o t g o o d e n o u g h t o r e c e i v e t h ea b u s e r ’ s l o v e .

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H A S D E P E N D E N TC H I L D R E N

T h e v i c t i m m a y f e a r f o r h e rc h i l d r e n ’ s s a f e t y . “ I f I l e f t , ”s h e m i g h t t h i n k , “ m y a b u s e r

w i l l c o m e a f t e r m y c h i l d r e n . ” T h e c h i l d r e n m a y a l s o b e

f i n a n c i a l l y d e p e n d e n t o n t h ea b u s e r , a n d t h e v i c t i m w i l l

o f t e n t i m e s n o t w a n t t h e m t ob e l a c k i n g b y l e a v i n g . T h e r e

a r e s e r v i c e s a v a i l a b l e t ov i c t i m s o f a b u s e a n d t h e i rf a m i l i e s . R e a d o n t o s e e

t h e s e r e s o u r c e s .

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B E L I E V E SA B U S E R W I L LC H A N G E

“ I f o n l y I w o u l d s t o p n a g g i n g , s t a r t c l e a n i n g , o r b ea b e t t e r m o t h e r o r l o v e r , t h e n m y a b u s e r w o u l ds t o p a b u s i n g m e . ” T h i s i s a n i l l o g i c a l t h o u g h t . T h ea b u s e i n f l i c t e d o n t h e v i c t i m i s n o t t h e v i c t i m ’ sf a u l t . I w i l l s a y t h i s a g a i n . T h e a b u s e i s n o t t h ev i c t i m ’ s f a u l t . A b u s e r s a r e a b u s i v e f o r m a n yr e a s o n s . H e r e a f e w a c t u a l l y v a l i d r e a s o n s w h ya b u s e r s a r e a b u s i v e , a n d t h e s e r e a s o n s h a v en o t h i n g t o d o w i t h t h e v i c t i m .

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T H E Y H A V E A N G E RM A N A G E M E N T I S S U E S .T H E Y W E R E V E R B A L L Y ,P H Y S I C A L L Y , A N D / O RS E X U A L L Y A B U S E D A S AC H I L D .T H E Y W E R E O R P H A N E DG R O W I N G U P .T H E A B U S E R S A R E U N D E RT H E I N F L U E N C E O F D R U G SO R A L C O H O L A N D D O N O TD I S C O N T I N U E U S E .

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T H E S E R E A S O N S A R E S I M P L YT H A T - - R E A S O N S . T H E Y A R E N O TE X C U S E S A S T O W H Y T H EA B U S E R C A N O R S H O U L D S T A R TO R C O N T I N U E A B U S E . T h e y s i m p l y e x p l a i n w h y a n a b u s e rm a y b e c o e r c e d t o a b u s e . A t t h e e n do f t h e d a y , a n a b u s e r c h o o s e s t oa b u s e o t h e r s . T h a t c o m e s b a c k o nt h e i r s h o u l d e r s a n d t h e i r s h o u l d e r sa l o n e .

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D O E S N ’ T K N O W H E L P I SA V A I L A B L E

T h e r e a r e e n d l e s s r e s o u r c e s a v a i l a b l e t o v i c t i m s o f a b u s e . B e l o w ( 1 ) i s a m a s s i v e l i s t o f r e s o u r c e s f r o m t h e N a t i o n a l

D o m e s t i c V i o l e n c e H o t l i n e . T h i s i s c e r t a i n l y n o te x h a u s t i v e , b u t i t i s a g r e a t p l a c e t o s t a r t . B e l o w ( 2 ) i s

a n o t h e r g r e a t r e s o u r c e f r o m t h e F a m i l y a n d Y o u t h S e r v i c e sB u r e a u . B e l o w ( 3 ) a r e m o r e r e s o u r c e s f r o m t h e N a t i o n a l

R e s o u r c e C e n t e r o n D o m e s t i c V i o l e n c e . T h e s e r e s o u r c e sc a n b e f o u n d s i m p l y b y t y p i n g i n a v a r i e t y o f s e a r c h t e r m s

i n t h e s e a r c h b a r o n s e a r c h e n g i n e s . “ R e s o u r c e s f o rv i c t i m s o f d o m e s t i c v i o l e n c e , ” a n d , “ d o m e s t i c v i o l e n c e

s e r v i c e s , ” a r e b o t h g r e a t s e a r c h e s t o c o n d u c t .

1 ) h t t p : / / w w w . t h e h o t l i n e . o r g / r e s o u r c e s /2 ) h t t p : / / w w w . a c f . h h s . g o v / f y s b / r e s o u r c e / h e l p - f v3 ) h t t p : / / w w w . n r c d v . o r g / d v r n /

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I F Y O U E V E R F E E L S T U C K I N A N A B U S I V ER E L A T I O N S H I P , K N O W T H A T I T I S N O T Y O U R

F A U L T T H A T Y O U A R E B E I N G A B U S E D . T H E R EI S H E L P F O R Y O U . K E E P Y O U R H O P E S H I G HT H A T Y O U A N D Y O U R L O V E D O N E S W I L L B E

S A F E A G A I N . M A K E S U R E T O N E V E R L E T T H EA F O R E M E N T I O N E D R E A S O N S K E E P Y O U F R O M

L E A V I N G A N A B U S I V E S I T U A T I O N .

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M A N Y T H A N K S !I S A B E L L A G U M B A H . W O R D P R E S S . C O M