Unsafe Relationships!

Unsafe relationships are those where there is a lack of respect, trust, and equality. They can involve harmful behaviours that can make someone feel scared, controlled, or pressured. An unsafe relationship can happen between friends, romantic partners, family members, or even within peer groups.

Key Elements of an Unsafe Relationship

Control and manipulation.

• One Person Controls the Other: In an unsafe relationship, one person often tries to control the other’s actions, decisions, or emotions. They might demand to know where the other person, decide who they can spend time with, or choose what they wear.
• Emotional Manipulation: The controlling person might use guilt or pressure to get what they want, making the other person feel responsible for their emotion

What is Coercive control ?

Coercive behaviour is an act or a pattern of acts of assault, threats, humiliation and intimidation or other abuse that is used to harm, punish, or frighten their victim.

• Isolating you from friends and family
• Tracking you, knowing/wanting to know where you are and who are with
• Criticising what you do, think and say
• Controlling money, limiting your money / access to money
• Not wanting you to get help
• Emotional blackmail
• Wanting you to change your identity – such as the way you dress or speak
• Reading texts/messages
• Threatens to hurt you, someone you care about or themselves
• Gaslighting – Manipulating you to doubt reality, E.g. “Are you sure about that? You have a bad memory,” or “I think you are forgetting what really happened.” 

For more information and to read the full article – click the link – Unsafe relationships – Not In Our Community

Humber VPP –Anyone. Anywhere. (Healthy Relationships) | Humber Violence Prevention Partnership