- Are you or your children currently in physical danger? If so, where can you find temporary refuge… family, church, friends?
- Do you feel trapped and helpless? Be assured that God sees you and that His love for you is beyond measure.
- Does your spouse keep tight control over your friendships, work relationships, and others?
- Have you seen a progression in your spouse’s behavior moving from controlling behavior to physical actions?
- Is your spouse jealous of how and where you spend your time?
- Has your spouse destroyed personal property in anger?
- Do you find yourself making excuses for your spouse’s behavior?
- Are there times when you tell yourself that your spouse’s abusive behavior is really your fault?
- Do you find yourself going to great lengths to keep your spouse’s anger from escalating?
- Does he use cruel humor or insults to belittle you in public?
- After he expresses sorrow, does he show lasting change, or does the cycle begin again?
