Belittle your goals and accomplishments?
Make (or try to make) all the decisons?
Use intimidation or threats to get you to do what they want?
Threaten to commit suicide if you leave?
Grab, push, pinch, shove or hit you?
Call you several times a day or show up to make sure you are where you said you would be?
Use drugs and alcohol as an excuse for saying hurtful things or abusing you?
Blame you for how they feel or act?
Pressure you to do things you don't want to do sexually?
Make you feel that there is no way out of the realtionship?
Prevent you from doing things you want to - like spending time with friends or family?
Try to keep you from leaving after a fight?
Constantly make excuses to people about your partner's behavior?
Believe that you can help your partner change, if you changed something about yourself?
Try nor to do anything that would cause a conflict?
Feel like no matter what you do, your partner is never happy?
Do what your partner wants you to do not what you want to do?
Stay with your partner because you are afraid of what will happen if you leave?
If you are in immediate danger, call your local police department or 911 (where available)
See our resource page for more information on agencies in your area that can help.