Physical abuse

Physical Abuse

Signs of abuse

This type of abuse that many people think of when they hear the word ‘abuse.’ It includes punching, hitting, slapping, kicking, strangling, or physically restraining a partner against their will. It can also include driving recklessly or invading someone’s physical space, and in any other way making someone feel physically unsafe.

Impact

Mental or psychological abuse happens when one partner, through a series of actions or words, wears away at the other’s sense of mental wellbeing and health. It often involves making the victim doubt their own sanity. Therefore the abuser can get control while the victim depends on the abuser more and more because they don’t trust their own judgment.