Relationship Abuse

 

Relationship abuse is any kind of behavior or activity that involves patterns of abuse in order to maintain authority, control, or power over a present partner or an ex-partner. Abuse includes various types such as financial threats, sexual violence, physical violence, or emotional abuse. Relationship abuse is more common than it is perceived to be and with time it only worsens if one does not seek help for themselves. A lot of times victims blame themselves to cope with it, which shouldn’t be the case because a perpetrator makes the choice of hurting or harming someone intentionally. One cannot blame the perpetrator’s action on alcohol, drugs, or provocation. It is their choice of becoming abusive which is inexcusable. Among the teenagers that are dating, 26.3 percent of teens have faced cyber abuse whereas 29.9 percent faced physical violence, 47.2 percent faced psychological dating abuse and 13 percent faced sexual coercion by their partner, according to the reports by the National Institute of Justice. The only way justice can be truly served is by holding abusers accountable and giving them a hefty consequence, so anyone that does happen to consider making such choices is aware of what awaits them.