Warning Signs

Below is a list of common warning signs:

  • Controlling or dominating behavior
  • Constant put-downs
  • Isolates you from family and friends
  • Possessiveness and extreme jealousy
  • Controls all or most of the money
  • Tells you what to do
  • Kicks, pushes, hits, slaps or other types of physical attacks
  • Threatens to kill you or someone you love
  • Threatens your job security
  • Threatens to have you deported
  • Threatens to take your children
  • Not allowing you to take birth control
  • Not allowing you to get medical help of social services
  • Misrepresents you to important persons in your life