"I've only been emotionally abused, would my local Domestic Violence Service help me? All their literature talks about violence, and I've never suffered violence! I'm not sure they would be interested in helping people like me." This is an extremely common thought in victims' minds, and it prevents victims from seeking help from the services… Continue reading Is emotional abuse classed as “Domestic Violence”?
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Dealing with domestic abuse (advice for pastors, Part 1, by Ps Jeff Crippen)
The abusive mentality is that of a profound sense of entitlement to power and control over others, and of a conscienceless justification for utilizing tactics to gain and maintain that power and control. Pastors, in the course of their ministries, will certainly come up against such abusers because a common, if not innate, quality of… Continue reading Dealing with domestic abuse (advice for pastors, Part 1, by Ps Jeff Crippen)
