·Does your partner block an exit to keep you from leaving during an argument?
·Limit or keep you from seeing friends or family? Use name calling?
·Does your partner destroy or threaten to destroy your property?
·Does your partner go through your cell phone, email, mail, wallet or other personal items?
·Does your partner often accuse you of cheating with little or no reason?
·Threaten suicide or to kill you if you were to leave?
·Does your partner berate, belittle or criticize you in the presence of others? Say no one else would want you?
·Do you feel like you're "walking on eggshells" around your partner?
·Does your partner withhold your children or threaten that if you leave you will never see the children again?
·Have you been shoved, slapped, punched, bitten, or kicked? Even once?
·Has your partner ever used a household item as a weapon (i.e. kitchen utensils, keys, lamp)?
·Does your partner anger easily, chiefly when drinking or on drugs?
But my partner never actually hit me
Domestic abuse is NOT always physical violence. In fact, many abusive relationships may never escalate to physical violence. Other types of violence are very common and can be just as damaging to the victim and children.