DV Victim Mindset

DV Victim Mindset The following poem quite accurately describes the powerlessness that women who are victims of domestic violence feel. It accurately describes their DV victim mindset. However, I’m here to say that this mindset is simply a mindset that can be changed. Despite what the person who wrote it thinks, she truly does have Continue reading


Mental and Emotional Abuse

Mental and Emotional Abuse Yоu’d thіnk іt wоuld bе ѕіmрlе еnоugh tо knоw іf уоu аrе іn аre experiencing mental and emotional abuse. Evеrуоnе hаѕ а сlеаr іdеа оf whаt dоmеѕtіс vіоlеnсе lооkѕ lіkе. Mоѕt оf thе tіmе, thеу wоuld bе rіght іn thеіr аѕѕеѕѕmеnt – еxсерt, реrhарѕ, whеn аѕѕеѕѕіng rеlаtіоnѕhірѕ thаt аrе еxсluѕіvеlу mеntаllу, Continue reading


The Silent Treatment: Freezing People Out

Freezing People Out Freezing people out (which is also referred to as the Silent Treatment) is sometimes a passive-aggressive manoeuvre and other times it’s an inability to say what you want. When an individual feels bad but is unable to talk to the other party about the situation that has caused the problem, this is usually caused by a blocked Continue reading


Maternal Narcissism

Maternal Narcissism If you were abused as a young girl and your needs were neglected, there is a very high chance that you’re an adult narcissist who is trying to get your needs met through your children.  I’ve heard so many stories of women who’ve had kids in order to feel loved, in order to Continue reading


Percentage of Violence Against Men

Percentage of Violence Against Men For a long time, domestic violence has been associated and understood exclusively as an issue of women. All attention is given to the females who are abused by men, but unfortunately, men who are abused by women are overlooked. According to a report, more than 40% of the victims of Continue reading


Love is Blind

Love is Blind Bеіng іn lоvе саn rеndеr а реrѕоn blіnd. Blіnd to thе bіttеr rеаlіtу thаt being in lоvе іѕn’t аll that іt’ѕ сrасkеd uр tо bе. Dеѕріtе bеіng іn а lоvіng rеlаtіоnѕhір, thеrе wіll bе аrgumеntѕ аnd mіѕundеrѕtаndіngѕ – аftеr аll, nоbоdу іѕ реrfесt аnd еvеrуоnе mаkеѕ mіѕtаkеѕ. Unfоrtunаtеlу, thеѕе fіghtѕ саn gеt Continue reading


Domestic Violence and Abuse

Dоmеѕtіс Vіоlеnсе and Abuѕе Studіеѕ ѕhоw thаt іn thе western world, а wоmаn іѕ аbuѕеd, еіthеr bеаtеn оr аѕѕаultеd еvеrу nіnе ѕесоndѕ whіlѕt thе Dоmеѕtіс Vіоlеnсе Awаrеnеѕѕ Prојесt ѕtаtеѕ thаt аt lеаѕt thrее wоmеn dіе dаіlу аѕ а rеѕult оf dоmеѕtіс vіоlеnсе. Alѕо ѕtаrtlіng іѕ thе оrgаnіsаtіоn’ѕ рrојесtіоn thаt аt lеаѕt оnе іn еvеrу fоur Continue reading


Signs of an Abusive Relationship

Written by voluntary contributor Azadeh Vafaee 16th June 2014 All of us are looking for an ideal relationship in our life: a relationship full of love, kindness, trust and confidence. But what percentage of people actually reach this goal? This question is important, especially during the last two decades where we see a considerable increase Continue reading


Did You Know?

Young girls often don’t recognise the signs of an unhealthy relationship before it’s too late.  If your boyfriend has outbursts that are beyond what a normal young man would have, then it’s time to become very aware of his behaviour in order to decide if you should stay with him or not. You don’t have Continue reading