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Luanna Rodham Interviews Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D.

The following is an interview Dr. Jeanne King participated in for Domestic Violence Awareness Month on IdeaMarketers.com.

Question: What would be your advice to someone reading this article that is in an abusive relationship? What steps should they take now to help themselves?

There are three critical things one must do if you think you’re in a relationship in which there is intimate partner violence.

1) Identify the condition clearly and accurately, and you will treat it more effectively and successfully. If you don’t, one day you will treat it like it is alcohol abuse, and then it may look like partner abuse or narcissistic personality, or even intermittent explosive disorder. You can go round and round essentially not treating it at all, if you fail to diagnose it.

2) Surrender responsibility for the battering behavior. And this includes accountability for it and responsibility to “fix” it, as well as one’s belief that you have the wherewithal to fix it. This will enhance prognosis more than any other therapeutic change.

3) Secure support external to the relationship abuse. The operative word here is “external.” You want an alignment with a source of support that does not support your own internal denial or personal confusion, but rather helps you shine the light on your inner and outer world so clearly that it escorts you to safety and well-being, before the abuse spirals out of control.

As confirmed by Dr. King, domestic abuse can be harmful to the entire family. Diagnosing the problem and recognizing the effect abuse has on a person and a family is the first step to recovery. Remember that there is help for a person in an abusive relationship. And fortunately, there is always hope.

For more information about recognizing, ending and healing from domestic abuse, visit www.PreventAbusiveRelationships.com and claim your free Survivor Tips and eInsights. Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D. helps individuals and families understand and stop abusive relationships.

Interview Conducted by:
Luanna Rodham
Luanna is a Virtual Assistant and Staff Editor for IdeaMarketers. She helps small business owners save their precious time by taking care of the basic needs they have to keep their businesses up and running.

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