NTENSITY
meone you just met exhibits the
lowing behavior: LYING or exag-
INSISTING you move in/
marred/have kids immedi-
ely: trying to Win over friends
id family, OVER THE TOP gestures
expensive gifts/ dates extreme
et•ters• Off your
3t; BOMBARDING you with exts
id emails; behaving obsesSvely
id non stop calls.
JEALOUSY
having IRRATIONALLY when
'u get a promotion, job or new
*nd: becoming ANGRY when
'u speak to the opposite se%•
)rsistently ACCUSING you of
leating: resenting your time with
family, coworkers or activi-
DEMANDING to know private
*ails of your life.
)ONTROL
LLING you how to dress, when
speak or what to think; show-
up UNINVITED at your home,
hool, or job: CHECKING your cell
lone, emails, Facebook; going
•ough your belongings; timing/
lowing you: controlling/with-
ding money: sexually coercing
ISOLATION
INSISTING you only spend time
with them; making you emotion-
ally, psychologically or financially
DEPENDENT; preventing you from
seeing your friends, family or chil-
dren: FORBIDDING you from going
anywhere or speaking to anyone:
keeping you home.
CRITICISM
Calling you overweight, UGLY,
STUPID or crazy: ridiculing your be-
liefs, ambitions or friends: claiming
they're the only one who really
cares about you; making you feel
bad about yourself: BRAINWASH-
ING you to feel worthless: accus-
ing you of being a bad parent.
Making you MISS work or school
by starting a fight or having a
MELTDOWN, being needy when
you're busy or doing we l: making
you believe you're crazy, alone or
helpless; HIDING your money, keys
BLAMI
Making you feel GU
sponsible for their a!
DESTRUCTIVE benav
ing the world or you
PROBLEMS, always s
IS your FAULT" or "YO
do this. "
ANGEI
OVERREACTING to s
lems; frequently losir
violent OUTBURSTS
mood swings: drinkir
sivelY, THREATENING
you or loved ones;
sexually abusing yot
you feel AFRAID for
your children's lives.
If your partner either threatens
physically abuses you, which in'
pushing or shoving, there no j'
and it will only get worse. Tell yc
family and call the national dor
abuse hotline immediately
FOR HELP: 1-800-799-SAFE.
or phone; stealing your belongings:
www.BeautyCares.o
DESTROYING your self-esteem.
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