{"id":101382,"date":"2019-02-21T11:00:58","date_gmt":"2019-02-21T11:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/?p=101382"},"modified":"2023-03-14T04:57:08","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T04:57:08","slug":"women-abusing-men","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/women-abusing-men.htm","title":{"rendered":"Women Abusing Men – What It Is and What to Do Next"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"womenby Andrea M. Darcy<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

If your wife or partner hit you a few times, is it really abuse? Can men even really be victims of domestic violence? Yes. And it\u2019s time to talk about women abusing men.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Recent police reports in England and Wales show almost 150 thousand<\/em> reports of male domestic abuse a year. The real number is sadly probably far higher, as many men feel too ashamed<\/a> to seek help.<\/p>\n

But real men don\u2019t get abused<\/span><\/h2>\n

This is not only not true, it is the sort of stigma<\/a> that stops men from seeking support.<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n

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Real men DO get abused because abuse is nothing to do with how \u2018manly’ you are or aren\u2019t. In fact abuse is blind. It happens to people regardless of age, gender, size, strength, wealth, class, education, and sexuality.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Is it really domestic violence?<\/span><\/h2>\n

It is a myth that domestic violence is just about someone causing you physical pain. And it\u2019s a dangerous myth, because <\/span><\/strong>it means we can excuse our partner by telling ourselves, \u2018she just hit me a few times, it doesn\u2019t count\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

A big part of domestic violence against men is actually psychological and <\/strong>emotional abuse<\/a>.<\/strong> It can also include sexual abuse and economic abuse<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

In fact the law in the UK has even changed so that people can be charged based on what is called \u2018coercive control\u2019. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Remember, domestic violence against men is a crime. And you have a legal right as much as anyone to feel safe in your own home.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Symptoms of domestic violence against men – sound familiar? <\/span><\/h2>\n
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Photo by Christian Fregnan<\/p><\/div>\n

So what does women abusing men look like? What do the various types of abuse mentioned above even mean? <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

*When you read the below symptoms of domestic violence against men keep in mind you only have to be experiencing a few of them to be the victim of abuse.<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n

Physical violence<\/h3>\n

Physical violence\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>includes things such as:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n