Family Life Center

A Domestic / Sexual Violence Center and Emergency Shelter

24-Hour Crisis Hotline: 386-437-3505 or 1-800-500-1119

DOMESTIC/ SEXUAL VIOLENCE

POWER AND CONTROL WHEEL

Using Intimidation - Making him/her afraid by using looks, actions, gestures ◙ Smashing things ◙ Destroying another's property ◙ Abusing pets ◙ Displaying weapons

Using Emotional Abuse - Putting him/her down ◙ Making him/her feel bad about themselves ◙ Calling him/her names ◙ Making him/ her think that they are crazy ◙ Playing mind games ◙ Humiliating him/her ◙ Making him/her feel guilty

Using Isolation - Controlling what they do, who they see and talk to, what

they read, where they go ◙ Limiting his/her outside involvement in social activities, work, church ect. ◙ Using jealousy to justify actions or as a sign of "love"

Minimizing, Denying and Blaming - Making light of the abuse and not taking his/her concerns about it seriously ◙ Saying the abuse did not happen ◙ Shifting responsibility for abusive behavior ◙ Saying he/ she caused it

Using Children - Making him/her feel guilty about the children ◙ Using the children to relay messages ◙ Using visitation to harass her ◙ Threatening to take the children away

Using Male Privilege - Treating him/her like a servant ◙ Making all the big decisions ◙ Acting like the "master of the castle" ◙ Being the one to define men's and women's roles

Using Economic Abuse - Preventing him/her from getting and/or keeping a job ◙ Making him/her ask for money ◙ Giving him/her an allowance ◙ Taking his/her money ◙ Not letting him/her know or have access to family income

Using Coercion and Threats - Making and/ or carrying out threats to do something to hurt him/her ◙ Threatening to leave him/her, to commit suicide, to report him/her to welfare ◙ Making him/ her drop charges ◙ Making him/ her do illegal things

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