Phase One: The Tension Building During this phase, tension mounts in the relationship. Abuser may become increasingly irritable, frustrated, unable to cope with everyday stress Victim feels they are “walking on [...]

Power And Control Wheel Using Coercion And Threats Making and/or carrying out threats to do something to hurt her. Threatening to leave her, commit suicide, or report her to welfare. Making her [...]

Physical Abuse: Aggressive behaviours directed at another person’s body such as pushing, pinching, squeezing, shaking, grabbing, biting, hitting, slapping, choking, kicking, throwing objects at or near partner, murder More often overt than [...]

Be wary of a partner who: Limits your contacts, tries to isolate you, sabotages friendships and other relationships. Becomes jealous of your friends and views them as a threat to your relationship. [...]