June 12th, 2009
by Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D.
Domestic violence help comes in all shapes and sizes. There is the crisis hotline to get you where you need to go ASAP. Then, there are the community domestic abuse support groups that assure you that “you are not alone.”
Your domestic violence shelter will give you all the resources for your immediate transition from the danger you live to safe housing. They may even have a domestic abuse legal advocate that will help you with your legal matters.
But what about your psychological care, who will tend to that? …For full article, please visit: Domestic Violence Help – The 5 Essential Resources for Domestic Abuse Survivors
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June 9th, 2009
by Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D.
Even though “borderlines” think they are abuse victims, this doesn’t make domestic violence victims “borderlines.” We hear victims frequently labeled as being “borderlines;” that is, having a borderline personality disorder. However, I think what’s more accurate is that borderlines frequently think they are abuse victims when the fact is they aren’t victimized by others.
For full article, please visit: Domestic Violence: Are Victims Borderlines or Do Borderlines Think They Are Victims?
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June 8th, 2009
By Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D.
Most of the time what people do to us is not about us; it’s all about them. But, when on the receiving end, we don’t see it that way. We assume it is because of us.
This is especially true of domestic violence survivors, who have become accustomed to believing other people’s actions toward them are their fault. It’s part of the indoctrination of intimate partner violence: “You made me do it.” “You made me say it, feel it, think it…”
For full article, please visit: Shedding Domestic Violence Survivor Habits: Who’s Fault Is It?
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