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"You get to a point where you think you can take it..." - Clare
Posted on November 30, 2017
"One time he dragged me in to the apartment by my hair. It was one of the few times that I fought back. I kicked him, but that just shocked and angered him even more. "Kick me, will ye?!" he shouted and responded with kicking me in the back of the head. I managed to get away from him and ran in to the bathroom. He tried to come in after me. I told him that I was seriously hurt and that my head was bleeding. This worried him and he kept trying to get in to the bathroom. He insisted I show him the blood, he wanted to see proof. That was out of fear for himself, not out of sympathy for me.
Permanent link | Categories: Women's Voices 2017 • 30th November 2017 • Day 6
Day 6: Domestic abuse takes many forms
Posted on November 30, 2017
Domestic abuse is not a once off event, but rather a pattern which escalates over time, and includes multiple forms of abuse: emotional, physical, sexual and financial abuse.
We often hear from women that what felt like positive attention and attentiveness at the beginning of a relationship, turned into negative, controlling behaviour as the relationship became more established and it was harder to leave.
Permanent link | Categories: Day 6 • 16 Facts for 16 Days • 30th November 2017