Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence is an umbrella term. It refers to a pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship that is used by one person to gain or maintain power and control over another,
I Was In An Abusive Relationship And What I Really Needed Was Community
What do we actually expect people to believe? Why wouldn’t I think it was a “me” problem? Why wouldn’t I think that his behavior was nothing else but uncontrollable love? That’s what he was saying, anyway. And after the repeated chorus of “but they’re such a nice person,” from everyone you know, you start to have doubts that it's not just…you.