Possible Warning Signs in Relationships
Put a check next to any of the responses below that apply to your relationship.
Does the Person I am with:
_____Get extremely jealous or possessive?
_____Accuse me of flirting or cheating?
_____Constantly check up on me or make me check in with them?
_____Tell me how to dress or how much makeup to wear?
_____Try to control what I do and whom I see?
_____Have big mood swings - getting angry and yelling at me one minute, and being sweet and apologetic the next?
_____Make me feel nervous or as if I’m walking on eggshells?
_____Put me down or criticize me?
_____Make me feel that I can’t do anything right?
_____Make me feel that no one else would want me?
_____Threaten to hurt me?
_____Threaten to hurt my friends or family?
_____Threaten to commit suicide?
_____Threaten to hurt him - or herself because of me?
_____Threaten to hurt my pet(s)?
_____Threaten to destroy my things?
_____Hurt me physically? (Includes yelling, grabbing, pushing, shoving, shaking, punching, slapping, holding me down.)
_____Break or throw things when we argue?
_____Pressure or force me into having sex or going further sexually that I want to?
If you checked one or more, you may be in an abusive relationship. To apply for services, click here to return to the application page.
From: Break the Cycle, Inc. 2005. 1-888-988-TEEN or www.breakthecycle.org
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