Can you conceive being dragged across the floor because you looked at someone the wrong way or begin to fathom being punched in the face and belittled because of nothing? Do you understand what it feels like to be beaten because of someone else’s issues? Well, it happens every day and maybe even to someone you know.
According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, every 9 seconds a woman is beaten or assaulted in the United States; one in 3 women is being harmed by someone they love.
Those statistics don’t include the aftermath that occurs when a victim finally leaves the relationship. She is left not only picking up the pieces, but those around her are as well. If you think that it is just the victim that has to deal with the fallout then you are mistaken. One in 15 children is a witness to loved ones being assaulted.
So besides children having to see and deal with the matters at hand, what about going back to work? Can you guess what it is like to walk in and your “work family” seeing you this way? Sometimes your employer understands you more than your own family and the embarrassment that comes with the process of domestic violence does not help the situation to say the least.
The victims of abuse are not only embarrassed but lose an aggregate of 8.0 million days of paid work every year. The expense of being affected by domestic violence surpasses $8.3 billion. Between 21-60% of victims lose their occupations as a consequence of reasons stemming from domestic violence. Between 2003 and 2008, 142 women were killed in their work environment by their abuser. 78% of the victims killed in the working environment were women and the rest were men.
The embarrassment of going to the doctor to deal with the issues that need to be dealt with is not an easy task. Those that are mistreated by their own lovers are all the more susceptible of contracting HIV or other STI’s as a result of forced intercourse.
Physical, mental, sexual and regenerative prosperity effects have been associated with rape, including child/teen pregnancy, unintended pregnancy, unsuccessful work, stillbirth, intrauterine channel, restorative insufficiency, stomach torments and other gastrointestinal issues. There have been signs of neurological issues, relentless torment, debilitation, apprehension and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Likewise, there are noncommunicable diseases, for instance, hypertension and cardiovascular infections. Domestic violence can lead to addictions like drinking, smoking tobacco, or even better go to drugs.
Standing firm is an invitation to take action intended to convey consideration regarding the subject of aggressive behavior at home for Domestic Violence Awareness. By standing firm for domestic violence awareness, we remind the government and the public that there are still countless individuals – victims and survivors, their kids and families, their loved ones, their friends – affected by aggressive behavior at home. We, every one of us, ought to not stop until society has zero resistance for domestic violence and until all victims and survivors can be heard. And to start off the voices, I am a survivor of domestic violence and there is a way out. I promise!
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