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Myths About Domestic Violence

By DomesticShelters.org
Jul 31, 2017

Myths About Domestic Violence

Victims are only young women
Couples counseling is the answer to stopping the abuse
Reproductive abuse doesn’t exist
It’s not rape if you’re married
Victims of abuse are weak
Financial abuse isn’t real, it’s a person’s responsibility to be financially independent
If there’s not a bruise, it’s not abuse
The survivor is exaggerating the abuse
Abusers only become violent because they’re intoxicated
The abuser must be mentally ill, have addiction problems, etc.
Abuse only happens among uneducated, low-income individuals
The abuse must not be that bad if the survivor is still with their partner
The survivor knew what they were getting into at the start of the relationship
Victims don’t care about their children if they stay in the relationship
Both partners are probably abusive
Victims provoke the abuse
By staying, a survivor is encouraging or tolerating abusive behavior
If a victim wanted the abuse to stop, they’d just leave
Men are the only perpetrators