What is Battering? (10-13)
What is Battering?
Battering is a pattern of behavior used to establish power and control over another person through fear and intimidation, often including the threat or use of violence.
Battering happens when one person believes they are entitled to control another. Assault, battering and domestic violence are crimes.
Definitions: Abuse of family members can take many forms.
Important Domestic Abuse Hotlines (10-13)
IMPORTANT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINES
National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
The National Domestic Violence Hotline is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It is also staffed by trained counselors who are able to provide crisis assistance and important information about shelters, legal advocacy, health care centers, and counseling. They also have a toll-free number for the hearing-impaired: 1-800-787-3224 (TDD)
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
I'm Posting This Again For Those Who Didnt Get To Read It, Its Truly Wonderful...
The First Step!
Once you take that first step, you will soon be on your way. And each new step you take, will be a little easier each day.
It's taking the very first step, that is the hardest step of all. Often it takes much strength, when you fear you might fall.
A couple of positive quotes
At any moment it may be necessary to sacrifice what we are for what we could become.
Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark.
I just ran into both of these, and thought they might bring some inspiration to all of us here. They are words for everyone, but I thought especially useful for those in situations that seem so helpless to us at times.
Hope everyone is hanging in there. I'm keeping the faith.
Love,sos
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I was in an abusive marriage for 17 years before I found the courage to leave. It took another five years before I had the courage to divorce him. Even after being divorced for six years, I ask myself why I stayed so long. It took something worse that his beating me to make me leave. Please if you are in an abusive relationship..Get out. Do not wait until something worse happens.
How to go on?
How do I keep living with this terrible pain inside from years of abuse?
shadesofviolent
PLEASE JOIN US TONIGHT AT 8 EST FOR OUR LIVE EXPERT CHAT, IN THE RELATIONSHIPS ROOM (10-12)
We will have Patricia Sokolich as our guest tonight. I hope to see you there.
Hugs! Jill
Becca Especially For You & Anyone Else Walking In These Shoes....
The First Step!
Once you take that first step, you will soon be on your way. And each new step you take, will be a little easier each day.
It's taking the very first step, that is the hardest step of all. Often it takes much strength, when you fear you might fall.
Hang on, we are getting ready to archive,..... (10-12)
If you have a new post, you may want to hang on, hopefully this will be archived by the end of the day.
We can respond to you on the new board, and can read the ones on this one, but can not respond directly to any posts once it archives. Thanks! CL-Mizlizzy
