Emergency Exit
Domestic violence may take many forms. The following forms of violence will not necessarily occur in this order and not all forms will be experienced by the victim. We use the term “escalation” because the abuse starts gradually and in a subtle way.
Emotional
Financial
Verbal
Physical
Sexual
Homicide/
suicide
- Scornful, intimidating, belittling, threatening attitudes and looks
- Silence
- Sulkiness
- Interdictions
- Repression
- Monitoring
- Control
- Forcing you to do something against your will
Results:
- Fear
- Sadness
- Concerns
- Anger
- Rage
- Insecurity
- Depression
Implications:
- Feeling of worthlessness
- Your self-confidence and capacity to respond are reduced
- Deprivation of food, money, possessions, cigarettes; preventing you from seeing people, going out
- Controlling expenditures
- Controlling your wallet
- Need to ask for money
Results:
- Insecurity
- Reduced capabilities, loss of independence
- Financial dependence
- Makes you more vulnerable
- Depression
Implications:
- Reduced independence and self-confidence
- Increased insecurity
- Pushing
- Hitting
- Beating
- Kicking, punching
- Tearing your clothes
- Destroying everything
- Breaking things
- Holding you hostage
- Forcing you to do something
- Controlling you physically
- Physically hurting you
Results:
- Physical injury
- Fear
- Embarrassment
- Shame
- Anger
- Rage
- Sadness
- Pain
- Insecurity
Implications:
- Loss of physical integrity
- Forcing you to participate in sexual activity
- Pornography
- Sexually controlling you
- Rape
- Degrading sexual activity
Results:
- Fear
- Shame
- Insecurity
- Humiliation
- Physical illness
- Depression
Implications:
- Violation of your integrity
- Killing you
- Killing himself
Results:
- Death, or else feeling of guilt
- Fear
- Panic
- Depression
Implications:
Life-threatening issue
- Use of hurtful words to intimidate you
- Use of criticism to put you down
- Giving orders
- Controlling what you say
- Blackmailing
- Threatening to hit you, to take you ou your children away, to kill you
- Screaming at you
Results:
- Fear
- Shame
- Anger
- Insecurity
- Loss of dignity
- Humiliation
- Depression
Implications:
- Often a warning sign of physical abuse
- Preliminary step before physical abuse
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