Many people think that domestic violence is only physical abuse. Domestic violence starts with extreme jealousy, control, emotional and verbal abuse, increasing to physical violence at any time in the relationship. Domestic violence is the abuse, mental or physical, of one person to another person with whom the abused has a significant and intimate relationship. Violence in relationships can take many forms. The abuse ranges from verbal attacks to sexual assault: Verbal Abuse -- Making you feel bad about yourself. Saying you caused the abuse. Yelling, screaming, name-calling, put-downs, cussing, threats to harm you, children, pets or another person. Threats to spread rumors, gossip, post your personal information or pictures on the internet or in email or texting. Threats to take children, to commit suicide, using sarcasm, putting you partner down for your religious believes or ethnic background. Verbal abuse can take place in person, over the phone, in letters, through email, texting or other means. Emotional Abuse -- Manipulation, denial, withdrawal, control, extreme jealousy and possessiveness, blaming the abuse on you, humiliation, making you think that you are crazy, FEAR, guilt trips. Physical Abuse -- Pushing, shoving, hitting, slapping, choking, hair-pulling, punching, grabbing, kicking, biting, shaking, burning, using a weapon against you (i.e., knives, guns, heavy objects...), threatening to harm you, murder. Sexual Abuse -- Forcing or threatening you to perform sexual acts you don't want to do or that cause pain or humiliation; rape; physically attacking the sexual parts of your body, forcing you to have sex with others. Getting you drunk or using drugs to get sex. Intimidation -- Using force, throwing objects, punching a hole in a wall, making threats to harm, threaten to leave, commit suicide or report you to the police, destroying property, making you do illegal things, threatening to hurt family, friends, children and pets, smashing things, displaying or handling of guns or other weapons, intimidating body language (angry looks, raised voice), hostile questioning, reckless driving, stalking. Isolation -- Controlling what you do, who you see and talk to, where you go; keeping you from making friends, talking to family, having a job, having any money, etc. Using their jealousy to justify their actions, possessive of your time. Denial of Rights -- Not allowing you to have any privacy, locking you up in a room, tying you to a chair, forcing you to go without food or water, not allowing you to bathe, hiding necessary medication. Economic Abuse -- Stealing your money, forcing you to give up your money, controlling how all of the money is spent, making you steal, only allowing you to have a small allowance, making you work, not letting you work, making you show receipts for everything you buy, keeping track of the mileage in the car. Definicion de Violencia Domestica
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