Potential Red Flags for
Domestic Violence
- Your partner expects you to spend all of your time with him/her or to "check in" with and let him/her know where you are?
- They act extremely jealous and/or possessive of you?
- Isolates you by controlling where you go, who you see and talk to, what you wear?
- He/she treats you with disrespect and put you down?
- Put down your friends and family, your dreams, ideas and/or goals?
- Lose his/her temper frequently over little things?
- Make you feel as if you are walking on eggshells to keep the peace?
- Make threats to hurt you, leave you, hurt your pets, destroy your property and/or commit suicide if you don't do what he/she wants?
- Play mind games or make you feel guilty?
- Refuse to take responsibility for his/her actions? Blame you, drugs or alcohol, his/her boss, parents, etc. for his/her behavior?