Abuse Survivor Journal

identifying the abuse

I have experienced this

I have done this

examples of physical abuse

Punching Hitting Slapping

Spitting Kicking

Strangling Restraining Burning

Scalding Stabbing Head butting Biting Squeezing Shoving Suffocating Pushing Grabbing Choking Throwing you around Breaking bones Using weapons Poisoning Throwing things at you

Force feeding Attempts to kill Reckless driving Pulling hair

Grabbing your face to make you look at them Grabbing you to prevent you from leaving Backing you into a corner Pinning you down Holding you captive Breaking down a door to get to you Preventing you from eating or sleeping Locking you out of the house

Abandoning you in dangerous places Keeping you from getting medical care Refusing to help you when you are sick, injured or pregnant Stalking