Domestic Abuse: How much abuse is okay?

Most people would think that if a person is being abused that they would leave.  The problem is that the person that's being abused doesn't realize that they're being abused.  So they take the abuse rather verbal or physical and make excuses to themselves and to others.

Is it okay for a husband or even boyfriend to threaten a women? To demean or break her spirit each day?  Its absolutely not okay at any level, but for some women in this type if situation they look at it as being "just the norm" and that things will blow over soon.  The pot can and in most cases will thicken if not tended to immediately.  I'd like to share some statistic's on domestic abuse and to give a view on how bad things can escalate when the woman stays.

• 25% of women have experienced domestic violence which is a result of 960,000 in a year.
• 503,485 women are stalked by an intimate partner annually.
• 4 women a year die each day as a result of abuse.
• On average, more than three women are murdered by their husbands or boyfriends in this country every day.
• Violence by an intimate partner accounts for about 21% of violent crime experienced by women.

The reason I point out these important statistics is to show how horribly wrong abusive relationship's can go.  If you are being abused you should try to leave rather it be mental or physical abuse.  After you have established a new resident seek help from a Therapist to maintain or regain mental stability.
It's hard but you can do it.  The first step is the beginning for your life and the end to the abuse.

God Bless You!

Kimberly