There are many potential signs that you may be involved in an abusive relationship.  Below is a list of many common signs.

• Does the he/she insist on having control over your life, thoughts, and behavior?
• Does he/she intimidate you by yelling or by threatening to withdraw his/her love or to leave you if you do not do as he/she wishes?
• Does he/she switch from charm to anger without warning?
• Does he/she project the blame for all his/her failures and shortcomings onto you?
• Is he/she extremely jealous and possessive?
• Does he/she force you to participate in sexual acts that are unpleasant to you?
• Does he/she humiliate you in front of others?
• Is he/she charming in public, but becomes a different person in private?
• Is he/she in competition with important people in your life for attention?
• Does he/she frighten you into submission by threats of physical violence?
• Does he/she isolate you from your family and friends?
• Does he/she break your possessions or objects, or his/her possessions or objects?
• Is he/she hypersensitive and easily upset by annoyances that are part of daily life?
• Does he/she have a past history of abuse?