The Warning Signs

Does your partner...

• Embarrass you with put-downs?
• Control what you do, who you see or talk to or where you go?
• Stop you from seeing your friends or family members?
• Take your money or Social Security check, make you ask for money or refuse to give you money?
• Make all of the decisions?
• Tell you that you’re a bad parent or threaten to take away or hurt your children?
• Prevent you from working or attending school?
• Act like the abuse is no big deal, it’s your fault or even deny doing it?
• Destroy your property or threaten to kill your pets?
• Intimidate you with guns, knives or other weapons?
• Shove you, slap you, choke you or hit you?
• Force you to not call the police to report abuse?
• Threaten to commit suicide?
• Threaten to kill you?
• Call you insulting names?
• Shout or curse at you?
• Make threats of any kind?
• Act jealous or suspicious?
• Throw things around the house?
• Control your access to money?
• Coerce you into having sex?

If you answered yes to even one of these questions, you may be in an abusive relationship. Please call AWAIC at (907) 272-0100 for help and support.