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Intimate partner violence is a pattern of intentionally abusive behaviors used to establish a system of control over a partner.<\/p>\n
That means the abusive partner will do whatever it takes to keep you stuck in the relationship. Whether that\u2019s beating you down emotionally, hurting you physically, keeping you away from sources of support, controlling everything you do, threatening to destroy the things you love, or saying they can\u2019t live without you. It\u2019s different for everyone.<\/p>\n
And it\u2019s not always physical. Abuse is all about control<\/em>, which may or may not involve physical violence. Abuse can be verbal, emotional, psychological, financial, physical, or sexual. It might involve intimidation, threats, isolation, or manipulation. Sometimes it\u2019s loud, scary, and obvious. Other times it\u2019s quiet, subtle, and hard to explain.\u00a0 It might not be \u201cbad\u201d all the time\u2014in fact, it\u2019s probably great some of the time and that makes it complicated. You might feel confused, angry, terrified, sad, numb, worthless, or even in love with the person who is hurting you. You might believe that you don\u2019t deserve any better or that you\u2019re somehow to blame for their behavior\u2014but that\u2019s not true. Abuse is never ok. You deserve to be happy, safe, respected, and free, no matter what!<\/p>\n If this is happening to you, know that you\u2019re not alone.<\/p>\n According to the CDC, 1 in 4 women and nearly 1 in 10 men have experienced sexual violence, physical violence, and\/or stalking by an intimate partner during their lifetime. In addition, over 43 million women and 38 million men experienced psychological aggression by an intimate partner in their lifetime. It happens to people from all walks of life, regardless of age, race, religion, ability, socioeconomic background, gender, or sexual orientation.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n