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Domestic Violence: Where to Seek Help

If you think you are in an abusive relationship, you can go to a number of people for help. Be careful, however, to keep your search a secret from your abuser. If your abuser ... Read more... »

Who Are the Victims of Domestic Violence?

Domestic violence can happen in any relationship, regardless of ethnic group, income level, religion, education or sexual orientation. Abuse may occur between a married people, or between an unmarried people living together or in a ... Read more... »

Symptoms of Domestic Violence

Abusive relationships have a powerful psychological impact on the victims. Victims of an abusive relationship may experience some of the following emotions and behaviors: Agitation, anxiety and chronic apprehension Constant state of alertness that makes it difficult ... Read more... »

Self Quiz: Am I in an Abusive Relationship?

Below are some questions and checklists to help you determine if you are in an abusive relationship. Answer the questions honestly. If you answer "yes" to any of the following questions, you may be a ... Read more... »

The Common Pattern of Domestic Violence

In 1979, psychologist Lenore Walker found that many violent relationships follow a common pattern or cycle. The entire cycle may happen in one day or it may take weeks or months. It is different for ... Read more... »

Men as Victims of Abuse in Heterosexual Relationships

While it occurs far less often than men battering women, women sometimes batter their male partners. How often women abuse men is the subject of much debate. Studies report that women are victims of domestic violence ... Read more... »

What Is Domestic Violence?

Domestic violence is when one partner in an intimate relationship abuses the other. The abuse can be physical, sexual, emotional or a combination of all three. Physical abuse can include very aggressive acts, such as beatings ... Read more... »

The Physical and Emotional Injuries of Domestic Violence

All victims of domestic violence can be physically and emotionally injured. However, because of general strength differences between men and women, women are six to seven times more likely to receive serious physical injuries than ... Read more... »

Telling Family and Friends about Your Abuse

If you are like most people in abusive relationships, you have kept your abuse hidden from your close relatives and friends. When you do tell them, they may react in several different ways. First, your family ... Read more... »

What Causes Domestic Violence?

Domestic violence may start when one partner feels the need to control and dominate the other. Abusers may feel this need to control their partner because of low self-esteem, extreme jealousy, difficulties in regulating anger ... Read more... »

Who Are the Abusers of Domestic Violence?

Abusers don't wear signs that say, "I'm an abuser." They can be doctors, lawyers, judges, nurses, policemen, clergymen, mechanics, janitors or the unemployed. They could be white, black, Asian, Hispanic or Native American. They may ... Read more... »

What To Do if a Family Member Has an Eating Disorder

Accept that there are no quick and easy solutions for recovery from an eating disorder. Therapists, physicians and other eating disorder experts have no magic cure. If your loved one is to get lasting recovery, ... Read more... »

Overeating vs. Binge Eating

About one-third of all Americans are overweight, and not all of them are binge eaters. Most of us find ourselves eating too much at one time or another. At Thanksgiving, or other special occasions, it ... Read more... »

Bulimia: Binging and Purging

Bulimic behavior has two phases: the binge and the purge. The Binge Although there are certainly individual variations, a binge is defined as the rapid consumption of a large amount of high-calorie food in a short ... Read more... »

An Introduction to Binge Eating

"Bet you can't eat just one." Many will recall this popular television commercial, where the announcer tempts an unsuspecting muncher with a single potato chip. He grabs the bag, examines a single chip and confidently eats ... Read more... »

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