Verbal Abuse
How to help someone out of of a verbal abusive relationship?
- Be a good listener
- get them out of the house and into the world more
What to do if your in a physical abusive relationship?
- Call the police if possible
- leave if you will be safe and go somewhere safe
- remove your kids from the situation first
How do you know you’re being cheated on
- You begin to notice emotional distance
- Basic instinct tells you they are being unfaithful
- Spending less time together
- They suddenly start encouraging you to spend time with other people
- Change in his or her schedule/ secretive time blocks
- Suspicious cell phone activity such as secret texts
How can a relationship impact your mental health?
When couples are in a constant state of conflict
what are some main issues involved with distance in a relationship?
-Miscommunication
-jealousy
-loneliness
-trust issues
-time
-The loss of intimacy due to time spent apart
How do you know if you're being verbally abused?
-Realizing how you actually feel while your with them
- are you scared to be around them
Signs if you're in a physically abusive relationship
-Your partner tries to control your behavior
-your partner threatens to harm you or actually harms you
-you are scared of your partner
-they put you down
-they are jealous
-they hit you, grab you, shove you or act any way towards you violently
How to deal with a cheater?
- Decide if you want to reestablish trust
- forgiveness can lead to an even better relationship. On the other hand, if you simply cannot trust that person again, the relationship is effectively dead.
What are some ways to improve and maintain healthy relationships?
-Understand your significant others point of view
-Be willing to compromise
-Invest time
-Forgiveness
What Effects can distance have on your mental health?
-Can cause depression due to time spent apart
-hopelessness
-paranoia
-loss of social interaction on a day to day basis
-Cut ties with them
- get help from friends and family
How not to be physically abusive
-Focus on how it is affecting your spouse/children and family
- take responsibility of your actions
-Remember violence is a choice, you dont have to do it
- Respect your partners right to be safe and healthy and happy
- Get help from a program that focuses on abusive relationships
How does one get over being cheated on?(Like move on)
- Forgiveness
- Create a Plan
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How does cheating affects your mental health
- emotional trauma
-lack of self esteem
-loneliness
How can being in a long distance relationship effect your long term goals?
-Segregate from family, friends, hobbies ect...
- decreasing productivity
What are some signs you are being verbally abused?
- Is your self-esteem eroding?
- do they accuse you or blame you for everything
- are they very judgmental or threatening
How to recover after a physical abusive relationship?
-Recognize what happened. This will help you understand why you feel the way you do
-seek professional help like a therapist or support group with victims
- cut the abuser out of your life
- focus on yourself and your family and friends. be around people you love
What to do with a reoccurring cheater?
- GET OUT
- If they truly will change and they want to make amends there may be hope
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-Stress
-grow tired
-distance themselves
How can having a distance relationship effect intimacy?
-spending long amount of time with out seeing each other can cause loss of feelings
-Less inclined to focus (less of a priority)
What is verbal abuse?
Using words to demean, frighten, or control someone
How to help someone out of a physically abusive relationship
- try to talk them into leaving the abuser
-call the police if you witness something
-help the victim understand whats going on and how it is going to get worse
- be there for them through the process
- help the victim develop a plan throughout the process
What should you do if you are the one cheating and your significant other has not caught you yet?
- own up to it
- decide if you want to change or move on
(If willing to change)
-Be honest
- Except responsibility
- keep promises
- Be open with your other
How do family relationships impact mental health?
- Mimicking
-attachment
-changes in family structure
How can having a long distance relationship effect your other relationships such as friends and family?
-Spend all your time texting
-Spend all your time talking about your other
-not really focusing in when your with friends