Physical Abuse

• Pushing, shoving, or kicking you; holding you down
• Throwing objects at you
• Biting, stabbing, burning, or choking you
• Threatening or hurting you with a weapon

Sexual Abuse

• Forcing you to engage in sexual acts that make you feel uncomfortable
• Forcing you to dress in a certain way
• Making you have sex with other people

Emotional Abuse

• Ignoring your feelings
• Ridiculing or insulting your ideas, beliefs, race, religion, etc.
• Continually criticizing you
• Humiliating you in public and in private

Intimidation and Threats

• Frightening you with looks, gestures, or actions
• Smashing things
• Displaying weapons during an argument
• Threatening to leave you or commit suicide

Isolation

• Starting fights whenever you are out with friends or family
• Putting down your family or friends
• Making you feel guilty when you spend time away from him/her

Using the Children

• Threatening to kidnap or kill the children
• Calling you a bad parent
• Using the children to make you feel guilty