Relationship Quiz
Is It happening to me ?
Does your partner do any of the following ?
Always / Sometimes / Never (answer the following questions with Always/Sometimes/Never)
Does your Partner
- Put you down and humiliate you, in private and/or in public?
- Hurt you physically – e.g. by hitting, slapping, kicking or biting you?
- Make you have sex when you don’t want to?
- Control how the money is spent?
- Not want you to have your own friends?
- Threaten to take the children away?
- Threaten to harm or actually harm pets?
- Threaten to harm himself if you leave?
- Turn into a nicer person outside the house?
- Apologise and promise that he won’t do it again, but he does
- Destroy your things or smash up the furniture?
Are You
- Afraid for yourself and/or your children?
- Feeling guilty or ashamed about what is happening?
- Isolated with no one to talk to?
- Afraid to express an opinion when he is around?
- Not beaten physically, but torn apart emotionally?
- Hiding bruises or making excuses for injuries caused by him?
- Finding it hard to be enthusiastic about life?
- Always watching what you say or do so he won’t get angry?
- Feeling like you’re going mad or wishing it was all over?
QUIZ RESULTS:
If you answered ‘Always’ or ‘Sometimes’ to one or more of these questions, it is likely that you are living with domestic abuse. You are not alone, 1 in 5 women experience domestic abuse. Women from all walks of life experience domestic abuse, it can begin at any stage in a relationship. It is not easy to accept that someone you love and have trusted is being abusive towards you, but it is important to remember that it is not your fault. I am here to support you and additionally put you in touch with services that can help.
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