Humans are social creatures and therefore, it is vital to maintain relationships with others. Human Relationships aid the emotional and psychological development of people. However, abusive relationships affect the psychological and physical wellbeing of the partners attached. By closely examining the relationship, it is possible to identify an abusive relationship as there are many signs indicating that.

The signs of abusive relationships include, but are not limited to, physical and psychological/emotional abuse, extraordinary jealousy towards the other spouse and possessive behaviour. In addition, abusive partners can be characterized by ill-temper which causes them to lose their temper by relatively less important matters. By prohibing social interactions of the victim (with the family and the friends), the offender tries to isolate the victim and make helpless. Another one of the signs of abusive relationships is that the abusive spouse will constantly humiliate and put down the victim, often in public, in an effort to downsize him/her. Moreover, the more terrible signs of abusive relationships include the destruction of personal property of the victim, sexual abuse where the spouse forces the other to have sex in ways that are awkward, hurting family members by threats and physical assault.

However, it should be noted that signs of abusive relationships are often displayed through the behaviour of the victim as well. Normally, in an abusive relationship, the victim tends to fear the spouse most of the time and evades certain matters to prevent angering the spouse. Due to the constant verbal abuse and humiliation, one may actually feel that he/she is incapable of doing anything right for the other partner. In addition, the victim may even develop a sense that he/she deserves to be mistreated and will often doubt one s saneness, thinking maybe he/she is the one who is mentally unfit. One will also feel lost and emotionally shocked due to the years of psychological/emotional abuse.

It is quite necessary and essential to act fast if there are many signs of abusive relationship visible in one’s relationship. Leaving the relationship should be done cautiously, as the abuser has the potential to severely hurt the other spouse and one s safety should be the essential interest. Although it is easy to heal physically, the psychological health takes a long time to improve. Abuse victims tend to distrust people and many would feel unprotected living alone; counseling and therapy sessions would be useful to help these victims.

The cautionary warning signs of abusive relationships are evident in every abusive relationship. The idea is to spot them and act fast.

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