Are you in an abusive relationship? Know the signs.     

Ask yourself these 20 questions 

Have they:

• Called you names and/or criticised you.
• Tried to keep you from doing something you wanted to do.
• Prevented you from having money for your own use.
• Ended a discussion with you and made the decision themself.
• Threatened to hit or throw something at you.
• Pushed, grabbed, kicked or shoved you.
• Slapped, pinched or punched you.
• Put down your family and friends.
• Accused you of paying too much attention to someone or something else.
• Put you on an allowance.
• Used the children to threaten you.
• Became upset with you over the way you did household chores or with how you prepared dinner.
• Threatened to commit suicide.
• Made you do something humiliating or degrading.
• Checked up on you, listened to your phone calls, checked your mileage or called you repeatedly at work.
• Drove recklessly when you were in the car.
• Pressured you to have sex in any way you didn’t want or like.
• Refused to help with housework or childcare.
• Threatened you with a knife, gun or other weapon.
• Told you you were a bad parent.
• Stopped you or tried to stop you from going to work or school.
• Forced you to have sex.
• Cheated on you.
• Choked or strangled you.
• Threw, hit or smashed something.