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Domestic violence against men - the embarrassing truth.

Domestic violence against men is not always straightforward to recognize, but it is generally a truly serious threat to the abused person. How do you identify if either you or someone you know is being mistreated in such as way as to be viewed as a victim of "domestic violence?" And where can you or they go to get information in complete confidence?

Beleive it or not, the fact is that women are not the only victims of domestic violence.

What are the warning signs of domestic violence against men?

Domestic violence is also referred to as domestic maltreatment, beating or other spouse or partner violence. It occurs most often between people in a close relationship. Domestic violence against men can take on many various forms, such as mental, emotional, physical, sexual abuse and almost always the threats of abuse. Domestic violence happens without regard to sexual orientation. In fact, it happens in both in heterosexual and same-sex relationships.

Domestic violence against men is often hard to detect. But all too often here is what happens: early in the new and usually intimate relationship, one person seems very attentive, surprisingly giving and rather extremely protective. in time and in hindsight s/he turns out to be terribly inhibiting and usually frightening. In the beginning with that person, the physical or mental abuse seems as isolated incidents. And that's when the pattern of apologies and promises to not to do that abusive thing to you ever again.

In some domestic partnerships, domestic violence against husbands might include both persons or partners play-slapping and/or pushing each other around when one or the other gets irritated. Typically neither person sees himself or herself as being abused or manipulated. Regardless, the adverse affects of those types of disguised violence, however, it will ruin a relationship and leaving both persons with serious, long-lasting emotional scarring and physical injury.

Domestic violence against men happens both in private and even in public. Here are 17+ warning signs that you might be the victim of abuse:

1. Constant, belittling name calling 2. Repeatedly saying hurtful insults or personal put downs 3. Physically prevents you from going out to work or school 4. Slowly and eventually stops or cuts you off from seeing and talking to loved ones, friends, neighbors and especially strangers 5. Seeks to control how you spend your personal savings 6. Tries to control where you go and even what clothes you wear 7. Is or acts jealous and angrily so 8. Is overly possessive 9. Frequently accuses you of being unfaithful 10. Becomes an angry, beligerent drunk or gets crazy when high on drugs 11. Has a firearm or other dangerous items and uses them to threaten you with violence 12. Has a history of and may still abuse pets or small animals 13. Has hurt you and/or your children or elderly parent(s) 14. Has hit, punched, kicked, choked or otherwise attacked you while you were sleeping, intoxicated or unable to defend yourself 15. Has raped or forced you to have sex or engage in sex acts against your will (Never takes NO as a NO.) 16. Argues that you are really responsible for his or her violent actions or declares you that you therefore well deserved the abuse 17. Outwardly to you and especially to other people characterizes the bumps as a joke or just consensual rough sex that it all is no big deal.

In short, if either you or someone you know has experienced any of the above signs of domestic abuse, or been the victim of domestic violence, then please stop right now and call your local police department and report them. There are laws prohibiting physical voilence and state and local resources to help and protect male and female victims of domestic violence.