While many folks believe the days of violent physical abuse one spouse can suffer from another are in the past, they would be surprised to learn how many dysfunctional homes and homes with daily abuse there still are currently in the world today. The main issue seems to be that some people do not feel they are being abused or that they are stuck in their situation and cannot seek the change they need to make a safer life for themselves.
Certainly most people can decipher if they are in an abusive relationship or can easily detect one from afar, but there are millions of people involved in them that are absolutely clueless. How would you know if you were in an abusive relationship? Well, there are several forms of abuse such as physical, emotional and even sexual abuse that can occur in relationships. Emotional abuse can be more challenging to spot as many couples feel they simply just argue a lot with their partner or spouse and in reality they are being abused or they are abusing someone else. When you are involved in an emotionally abusive relationship you can be verbally abusive to one another by name calling, belittling each other and destroying one's self esteem. For the sexual abusive relationships they develop when one party of the couple is forcing sexual acts on the other. Physical abuse is obviously when one party is harming the other with brute force. This can be just by smacking the other party, and get very violent with throwing them, punching them and even beating them. In this day and age with so much education out there to inform the general public that any type of abuse is not normal and should not be tolerated, why are so many still in abusive relationships?
Two main reasons seem to be the justification for those being abused to continue staying the relationship and those are for financial reasons and the other is simply love. Love can be a very powerful thing in someone's life and it can cause them to be blinded by it and not accept reality for what is truly going on in their lives. Some people are so attached to their partners that they would rather stay in the abusive relationship than move on and often times they do not even see the abuse for what it is. Finances can also play a huge role in abusive relationships as many people stay in them simply because they have nowhere else to go. They may not have a job or any means financially to support themselves should they leave their abuser.
One solution if you or someone you know is being abused is to seek help, any free help that you can get your hands on. Counseling and shelters for abused people are being developed in more cities now than ever before. You can also receive more detailed information by calling a telephone hotline for abused people in your local area and also by visiting the local hospital. Try to seek any type of help in the form of housing from any friends, family or neighbors that may be able to assist you while you try to get build a life on your own. If any children are involved it is equally as imperative that you get help immediately and get the children out of the abusive situation right away. Criminal charges can also be pressed should you or any child be abused and you wish to seek justice legally against your abuser as well. You live but once in this world, make the necessary changes for you to have a better life and also your children.
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