By Angelina Megedyuk
Domestic Abuse has always have been seen as a negative thing that people perceive. However the statistics show that over 1 in 4 women and 1 in 9 man experience severe intimate partner physical violence and sexual violence. Domestic abuse can hurt someone mentally and also physically as well. Without resources or support the damages of domestic abuse can still be severe even after the victim leaves the abuser. In this blog post I will share how to mentally prepare to leave someone who is abusive and how to get a support plan.
Why is this so important?
Understanding Abuse is important because it helps us understand the bias of circumstances that happen such as family dynamics, romantic partners, schools, etc. With people who are vulnerable everyday knowing how to prevent this from happening is being knowledgeable about this information and also to be an impact to help others process as well.
What does abuse do to the individual?
What abuse does to the individual is it can lead to symptoms such as PTSD, depression, anxiety. It could lead to worse symptoms such as being an alcoholic using drugs to cope with the system of domestic abuse. Emotional or physcial abuse causes emotional outbursts, changes in mood, changes in behavior, sadness, with-drawl, aggressiveness, hyperactivity, and low self esteem.
What can you do to prevent abuse?
To prevent this from happening is that when the abuse happens you could lead into emotional support by
- Acknowledge that their situation is difficult or scary.
- Not judging their decisions and refusing to criticize them or guilt them from this happening
- Remembering that you cannot rescue them
For more information click here:
https://www.thehotline.org/support-others/ways-to-support-a-domestic-violence-survivor/
Resources:
https://www.dvrc-or.org/
https://www.thehotline.org/
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