Last updated: 11 September 2024
Next review: 11 September 2025
Abuse in a relationship can happen to anyone and it's never acceptable. It can destroy your self-confidence, have a negative impact on your health and wellbeing and leave you feeling isolated and lonely. Here are some signs that you may be in an abusive relationship, they may:
- be jealous and possessive
- cut you off from family and friends and try to isolate you
- control you - for example, your money, who you should see, what you should wear
- monitor your movements
- blame you for the abuse
- humiliate or insult you in front of others
- verbally abuse you
- constantly criticise you
- use anger and intimidation to frighten you and make you comply with their demands
- tell you that you're useless and couldn't cope without them