"Counseling, Mentoring and deliverance"
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Abusing hierarchy of privilege. Treating her like a servant. making all the big decisions. Acting as the “master of the castle”. Being the one to define men’s and women’s roles
Preventing her from getting/keeping a job. Making her ask for money. Blaming her for any financial gaps. Taking her money. Limit or remove access to family income.
Manipulating religious texts to demand obedience, justify beating, limiting physical movement. Coercing partner to have sex by citing it is a God-given right for husbands
Controlling what she does, who she sees and talks to, what she reads, where she goes. Limiting her outside involvement. Using jealousy to justify actions
Making light of the abuse and not taking her concerns about it seriously. Saying the abuse didn’t happen shifting responsibility for abusive behavior. Saying she caused it
Making her feel guilty about the children. Using the children to relay messages. Using visitation to harass her. Threatening to take the children away
Acceptance of in-law abuse (physical, emotional, and financial). Using cultural norms as a tool to limit physical movement, justify beating, demand subservience. Limit the role of the woman to “wife” and “mother” and prevent her from working. Prevent her from possibly remarrying by accusing her of adultery as a way to impact her honor and/or chastity
Threatening to deport her and/or her children, report her to INS, not fill out her paperwork to file for citizenship/ permanent status. Intentionally withdrawing paperwork once it’s been filed to jeopardize her legal status. Not allowing her to learn English. Isolating her from anyone that speaks her language
Making and/or carrying out threats to do something to hurt her. Threatening to leave her, to commit suicide. Making her drop charges. Making her do illegal things
Making her afraid by using looks, actions, gestures. Smashing things. Destroying her property. Abusing pets. Displaying weapons
Putting her down. Making her feel bad about herself. Calling her names. Making her think she’s crazy. Playing mind games. Humiliating her. Making her feel guilty
A PATTERN OF CONTROLLING BEHAVIOR USED TO MAINTAIN POWER IN A RELATIONSHIP BY ONE PARTNER OVER THE OTHER.
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