Is There a Relationship Between Infidelity and Domestic Abuse?
February 21, 2010 by Cathy
Filed under Domestic Abuse, Infidelity, New on DWO
Submitted by: Cathy
When my friend Kate finally collected enough courage to end her 12-year marriage to Will, she was suffering all the symptoms of a victim of domestic abuse. She had panic attacks, was in a state of depression, her self-esteem was in the gutter, and her sense of reality was distorted.
In the beginning, Kate [...]
Domestic Abuse: Are You a Victim?
February 17, 2010 by Cathy
Filed under Domestic Abuse, New on DWO, Physical & Sexual Abuse, Verbal & Emotional Abuse
Submitted by: Cathy
Domestic abuse is about control and power, usually a man getting and keeping control and power over a woman. To simplify it, someone who commits domestic abuse is a control freak, and for the sake of argument, we are going to use the pronoun “he.” An abuser can’t feel good about himself unless [...]
Growing Up and Growing Apart Part II
June 23, 2009 by delainem
Filed under Coping, Domestic Abuse, Verbal & Emotional Abuse
He did not set out to be abusive. He felt that punching a wall was an acceptable way of getting rid of his anger. He and I both believed that we were lucky that he had such good self control when we’d look at the hole in the door. It was so out-of-character for him [...]