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Domestic violence against men - the embarrassing truth.

Domestic violence against men is far from always easy to identify, but it is usually a really serious threat to the abused person. How do you recognize if either you or someone you know is being abused in such as way as to be deemed a victim of "domestic violence?" And where can you or they go to get assistance 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 widely known as domestic abuse, battering or other spouse or partner violence. It happens more commonly between people while in a intimate relationship. Domestic violence against men will likely take on many various forms, including psychological, emotional, physical, sexual abuse and almost always the threats of abuse. Domestic violence happens without respect to sexual orientation. In fact, it happens in both in heterosexual and homosexual relationships.

Domestic violence against men is often tough to detect. But all too often here is what happens: soon in the new and usually romantic relationship, one person seems very attentive, surprisingly giving and quite exceedingly protective. in time and in hindsight s/he turns out to be terribly controlling and quite often frightening. In the beginning with that person, the physical or mental abuse might appear as isolated situations. And that's when the pattern of apologies and assurances to not to do that abusive thing to you ever again.

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

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

1. Constant, belittling name calling 2. Repeatedly saying hurtful insults or personal put downs 3. Physically stops you from going out to work or school 4. Slowly and eventually stops or cuts you off from seeing and talking to loved ones, good friends, neighbors and especially strangers 5. Seeks to control how you spend your hard earned money 6. Tries to keep control of where you go and even what clothing you wear 7. Is or acts jealous and angrily so 8. Is extremely possessive 9. Frequently accuses you of being unfaithful 10. Becomes an angry, beligerent drunk or gets crazy when high on drugs 11. Has a pistol 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 perform 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 deserved the abuse 17. Outwardly to you and especially to others portrays 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.