{"id":1646,"date":"2011-10-14T10:19:28","date_gmt":"2011-10-14T17:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archive.healwithin.com\/?p=1646"},"modified":"2011-10-14T10:19:28","modified_gmt":"2011-10-14T17:19:28","slug":"stop-the-cycles-of-domestic-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hw.arbpenconsulting.com\/?p=1646","title":{"rendered":"Stop The Cycles of Domestic Abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"

Your partner apologizes and says the hurtful behavior won\u2019t happen again \u2014 but you know and fear it will. At times you wonder whether you\u2019re imagining or exaggerating the silent treatments, the abusive language the put downs from left field; being blamed for something you had no knowledge of control over, yet the emotional or\u00a0physical pain <\/a>you feel is real. If this sounds familiar, you might be experiencing domestic abuse<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Domestic abuse<\/a>\u2014 also called domestic violence, battering or intimate partner violence \u2014 occurs between people in an intimate relationship. Domestic abuse can take many forms, including emotional, sexual and physical abuse and threats of abuse. Men are sometimes abused by partners, this type of abuse is most often directed toward women. Domestic abuse can happen in heterosexual or same sex relationships.<\/p>\n

It might not be easy to identify domestic abuse<\/a> at first. While some relationships are clearly abusive from the outset, abuse often starts subtly and gets worse over time. You might be experiencing domestic abuse if you\u2019re in a relationship with someone who:<\/em><\/p>\n