I Am The Other Woman
People often think about abuse in the context of physical violence, such as slapping, shoving, grabbing, pinching, biting, hair pulling, hitting, choking, strangulation, beating, or at its most grave, assault with deadly weapons. However, it is common that physical violence is foreshadowed by other patterns of behavior and forms of violence, such as:
[b]Calling someone names or putting someone down[/b]
[b]Shouting and cursing[/b]
[b]Making threats[/b]
[b]Extreme jealousy and suspicion
Keeping someone away from their family and friends
Throwing things around the house or at another person in a violent manner
Lack of compromise
Subtle control, such as strongly encouraging you to dress a certain way.
Guilt tripping
Coercive behavior, or behavior that pressures you into things
Having a typically confrontational attitude
Unreasonable statements about how much they deserve, or what they deserve
Feeling as though the whole world is against them, all the time
Denying their behavior
Lack of trust in you
Lack of respect for your feelings
Sarcastic comments downplayed as jokes
Extreme jealousy
[b]The silent treatment[/b].
Building you up, then breaking you down and repeating this cycle
Lying
Statements like, “If you loved me, you would x, y, z.”
Gaslighting
Abusive actions in prior relationships
Cruelty toward others
Interrogations about your day and whereabouts
Sabotaging your friendships (isolation)
Breaking boundaries
Not taking responsibility for their actions
[b]Showing disrespect toward former partners[/b]
Constant checking in, needing to know where you are at all times[/b]
Being in an abusive relationship is damaging to someone's life. For another woman to help manipulate the situation to have a man physically harm another person is down right mean and cruel and shows her true character.
[b]Calling someone names or putting someone down[/b]
[b]Shouting and cursing[/b]
[b]Making threats[/b]
[b]Extreme jealousy and suspicion
Keeping someone away from their family and friends
Throwing things around the house or at another person in a violent manner
Lack of compromise
Subtle control, such as strongly encouraging you to dress a certain way.
Guilt tripping
Coercive behavior, or behavior that pressures you into things
Having a typically confrontational attitude
Unreasonable statements about how much they deserve, or what they deserve
Feeling as though the whole world is against them, all the time
Denying their behavior
Lack of trust in you
Lack of respect for your feelings
Sarcastic comments downplayed as jokes
Extreme jealousy
[b]The silent treatment[/b].
Building you up, then breaking you down and repeating this cycle
Lying
Statements like, “If you loved me, you would x, y, z.”
Gaslighting
Abusive actions in prior relationships
Cruelty toward others
Interrogations about your day and whereabouts
Sabotaging your friendships (isolation)
Breaking boundaries
Not taking responsibility for their actions
[b]Showing disrespect toward former partners[/b]
Constant checking in, needing to know where you are at all times[/b]
Being in an abusive relationship is damaging to someone's life. For another woman to help manipulate the situation to have a man physically harm another person is down right mean and cruel and shows her true character.
