You may be in an abusive relationship if:
- You are frightened by a your partner’s temper and feel like you have to "walk on eggshells" to keep them from getting angry.
- You feel you can't live without them.
- You stop seeing other friends or family, or give up activities you enjoy because they don’t like them.
- You are afraid to tell this person your worries and feelings about the relationship.
- You are often compliant because you are afraid to hurt their feelings; you have the urge to "rescue" them when they are troubled.
- You feel that you are the only one who can help them and that you should try to "reform" them.
- You find yourself apologizing to yourself or others for your partner's behavior when you are treated badly.
- You stop expressing opinions if your partner doesn't agree with them.
- You stay because you feel your partner will kill himself if you leave.
- You believe that jealousy is a sign of love.
- You have been kicked, hit, shoved, or had things thrown at you when your partner was jealous or angry.
- You believe the things your partner says to make you feel bad about yourself.
- You believe there is something wrong with you if you don't enjoy the sexual things your partner makes you do.
- You believe in the traditional ideas of what a man and a woman should be and do -- that the man makes the decisions and the woman pleases him.
- You were abused as a child or saw others being abused.
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