YemSom's video: ABUSE - Voice For The Voiceless

ABUSE - Voice For The Voiceless .........) ........(,) ....._'\!/'_ .....(""""") .•°*˜҈.•°*˜҈ ~Fatima 1 - AN ABUSE REALATIONSHIP OFTEN REPEATS A CIRLE INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING STAGES: * Abuse: The abuser sexually, physically, financially or emotionally victimizes his partner. * Guilt: The abuser may often feel guilt. This could be because of possible ramifications he/she may fear facing and not merely guilt over his/her actions. * Rationalization: The abuser will rationalize his/her actions, and in doing so may end up blaming the victim as an excuse for why he was abusive. * Normalcy: The abuser wants to remain in the relationship, and may apologize, ignore past behavior and/or claim to have changed. * Fantasy and planning: The abuser starts fantasizing about hurting his victim and planning how to actualize his plans. * Set-up: The abuser creates a situation where he can justify harming his victim. 2- RECOGNIZIN ABUSE: If two or more of the following conditions are true, you should seek professional assistance to ascertain if the relationship is abusive: * you think that being in a relationship means having no desires of your own. * You are sometimes frightened by your partner's behavior or attitudes. * Your partner constantly criticizes your behavior. * Your partner calls you humiliating nicknames. * Your partner makes constant accusations against you. * Your partner prevents you from seeing family friends freely. * Your partner threatens you. * Your partner forces you to have sexual relations with him. * Your partner hits you or throws things at you. * Your partner is jealous and says that you belong to him. * Your partner controls your money and gives you only a limited amount. 3 - REASONS OF STAYING IN THE RELATIONSHIP: It is important to remember that it is not the victim's fault for being in an abusive relationship. Abuse can happen to anyone. Some reasons you may be in an abusive relationship include: * you believe your partner when he repeatedly apologizes and claims to change. * You feel dependent on him. * You are scared of loneliness without him. * You fear that your partner will hurt you if you leave. * You are afraid you won't be able to provide for yourself financially. * You are scared of revealing this secret. * You don't believe anyone can help you. 4 - WHO CAN BECOME A VICTIM: Anybody can become a victim of relationship abuse. There is no specific gender, intelligence level, class or race that is immune from abuse. It is the abuser's fault, not the victim's. PLEASE visit the website below for more information about relationship abuse!! http://helpguide.org/mental/domestic_violence_abuse_types_signs_causes_effects.htm http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/relationships/abuse.html http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/tc/domestic-violence-teen-relationship-abuse http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abuse http://ezinearticles.com/?Emotional-Abuse-in-a-Relationship&id=1683910 http://www.stanford.edu/group/svab/relationships.shtml