Broken homes: The Economy and domestic violence

Just last week two local families in Washington County were torn apart by murder and suicide

By Ed Johnson

The Times, Nov 19, 2009, Updated Nov 19, 2009

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Jealousy and possessiveness

- Isolates you from your friends and family

- Rifles through your belongings

- Wants you to drop all your friends, especially of the same sex as your partner

- Expects you to spend all your time with him/her

Controlling behavior

- Calls or texts you constantly to know where you are and what you’re doing

- Shows up at your work or school to check up on you

- Checks mileage on your car

- Bosses you around

- Gives you orders

- Makes all the decisions

- Disregards your suggestions and wishes

- Discounts your feelings

- Makes you feel trapped or crazy

- Blames you for all his/her problems and makes you feel his/her behavior is your fault

- Withholds approval

- Puts you down and calls you names

Hypersensitivity and explosive behavior

- Bursts out in anger unpredictably

- Makes you feel like you’re walking on eggshells

- Makes your friends and family concerned for you and your safety

Threatening and using violence

- Grabs, pushes, shoves, slaps, shakes, kicks, punches and chokes you

- Pressures you for sex

- Breaks or destroys objects, especially those you value

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