Signs of having a physically abusive spouse
What is physical abuse?
Physical abuse signs can be very subtle in the beginning. Victims of abuse may be willing to shrug off something like a push or a slap as an innocuous one-time thing done in the heat of the moment, and not perceive it as a use of physical force against them by a physical abuser.
Often victims overlook reckless driving, occasionally throwing things like a manifestation of their partner having a bad day.
However, signs someone is being abused are more conspicuous as they become progressively worse over time, and the victim is physically abused to a degree of severity.
When signs of someone being abused like being force-fed, denied food, threatened, strangled, hitting, and physical restraint continues, unsuspecting victims of domestic violence start walking on eggshells, and the realization sinks in that abuse is not justifiable or a result of external stressors, making it acceptable
The most common physical signs in an abusive relationship are bruises and cuts. If you see these things in a friend more frequently than usual, then there’s a high possibility that they are being abused.
What is usual?
A normal person can accidentally slip and have a fall, have cuts on the body by unmindful usage of any sharp object, have normal bruises by doing the normal household chores; but all of this is a rare occurrence.
If bruises and cuts appear once a month or once in two months, or maybe more often, and the person is always giving excuses for them, which seem illogical. The chances are big that abuse is happening in that relationship.
Other signs of abuse include burns, black eyes, often unexplained trips to the hospital, etc. All people care about hurting themselves, so if injuries occur, often it is a clear sign to raise the alarm about domestic violence.
Behavioral signs of physical abuse
Victims of physical abuse often try to hide the fact that they are being abused or enduring physical violence. They do that because of shame, fear, or simply because they are confused and don’t know how to act or ask for help.
Whatever the reason is, turning our heads the other way in these cases means that we are accomplices to such crimes.
Classic behavioral signs and symptoms of physical abuse are constant confusion, amnesia, panic attacks, unexplained weight loss, use of drugs and alcohol, etc.
People under abuse rarely admit they are being abused, but their behavior often speaks something else.
They might look disoriented, confused, lost, go to work heavily medicated or drunk. All this is done to hide the physical abuse symptoms and cope with their difficult situation.