Domestic Abuse: What Stops Victims from Leaving?

Domestic Abuse: What Stops Victims from Leaving?

“What stops victims from leaving?” It used to be called “domestic violence,” when, in fact, abuse isn’t always violent. Before any types of violent abuse occur, there have been months, if not years, of more subtle, but as destructive, forms of abuse: Verbal abuse: Insulting, shouting at, and threatening partner for the smallest reasons. Uncontrollable bouts of anger. Victims feel uneasy and unsafe.  Emotional Abuse: controlling and manipulating…