Nyxks Musings

Tag: Abuse

  • TECHNOLOGY SAFETY PLANNING WITH SURVIVORS

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    Tips to discuss if you or someone you know is in danger. 1. TRUST YOUR INSTINCTS: If you suspect the abusive person knows too much, it is possible that your phone, computer, email, or other activities are being monitored. Abusers and stalkers can act in incredibly persistent and creative ways to maintain power and control.

  • Emotional Abusers

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    Emotional Abusers by Natalie P. Most people have had it happen: at some point in our lives we find ourselves manipulated or “guilted” into doing something we didn’t want to do. We end up angry at ourselves for caving in, and resenting the other person for pressuring us. However there are other kinds of emotional…

  • Facts About Abuse

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    We use the terms “family violence” and “abusive relationships” interchangeably. Often violent or abusive behaviour is called “battering;’ which is defined as “assaultive behaviour between adults in an intimate, sexual, usually cohabitating relationship.” Assaultive behaviour can take many forms. All forms of abusive behaviour are ways in which one human being is trying to control…

  • Why Do Abused Victims Stay?

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    Why Do Abused Victims Stay? By Maria Vera, PhD, Toby D. Goldsmith, MD It can be difficult for many people to understand why a person would stay in an abusive relationship. But there are many reasons. Strong emotional and psychological forces keep the victim tied to the abuser. Sometimes situational realities like a lack of…

  • Lies Abusers Tell Their Victims

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    The following is a long list of lies, threats, and insane statements that abusers make in order to keep their victims in line, and in order to keep the blame away from themselves and the abuse cycle going. Note that many of the following do in fact happen — threats of violence are often carried…

  • Ending Abuse In Your Relationship: A Woman’s Roadmap To Empowerment

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    ARE YOU IN A CYCLE OF VIOLENCE? Family violence is not a single act of abuse – it is a cycle of violence.It happens over and over and it follows a typical pattern with three distinct phases. In the TENSION-BUILDING phase, you may feel your partner is going to get angry about something and you…