• Calls you names, insults you, or continually criticizes you

• Controls what you can or cannot do

• Withholds information from you

• Deliberately does things to make you feel diminished or embarrassed

• Stalks you

• Demeans you or humiliates you in public or in private

• Undermines your confidence and/or sense of self-worth

• Expects you to ask permission

• Does not trust you and acts jealous or possessive

• Punishes you by withholding affection

• Controls finances and denies you access to resources

• Does not want you to work

• Monitors where you go, who you call, and who you spend time with

• Isolates you from friends and/or family

• Threatens to hurt you, your children, your family, or your pets

• Convinces you that you are crazy

• Damaged property when angry (thrown objects, punched walls, kicked doors, etc.)

• Pushed, slapped, bitten, kicked or choked you

• Abandoned you in a dangerous or unfamiliar place

• Scared you by driving recklessly

• Used a weapon to threaten or hurt you

• Forced you to leave your home

• Trapped you in your home or kept you from leaving

• Prevented you from calling the police or seeking medical attention

• Hurt your children

• Used physical force in sexual situations

• Views women as objects and believes in rigid gender roles

• Accuses you of cheating or is often jealous of your outside relationships

• Wants you to dress in a sexual way

• Insults you in sexual ways or calls you sexual names

• Has ever forced or manipulated you into having sex or performing sexual acts

• Held you down during sex

• Demanded sex when you were sick, tired or after beating you

• Hurt you with weapons or objects during sex

• Involved other people in sexual activities with you

• Ignored your feelings regarding sex

Prevents you from earning money by:

• Preventing you from attending a job

• Demanding that you quit your job

• Prevents you from looking for jobs or attending interviews

• Harasses you at work

Forces non-consensual, credit-related transactions by:

• Applying for credit cards, obtaining loans, or opening accounts in your name without your knowledge or consent

• Forcing you to obtain loans

• Forcing you to sign financial documents

• Uses threats or physical force to make you engage in credit-related transactions

• Refinances a home mortgage or car loan without your knowledge

Prevents access to existing funds by:

• Deciding when or how you can access or use cash, bank accounts, or credit cards

• Forcing you to give them money, ATM cards, or credit cards

• Demanding that a lease or mortgage or assets be in their name

• Using your checkbook, ATM card, or credit cards without your knowledge