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Domestic Violence
Signs of Unhealthy Boundaries
- telling all
- talking at an intimate level on the first meeting
- falling in love with a new acquaintance
- falling in love with anyone who reaches out
- being overwhelmed by a person; preoccupied
- being sexual for partner, not self
- going against personal values or rights to please others
- not noticing when someone else displays inappropriate boundaries
- not noticing when someone invades your boundaries
- accepting food, gifts, touch, sex, that you don't want
- touching someone without asking
- taking as much as you can get for the sake of getting
- giving as much as you can give for the sake of giving
- allowing someone to take as much as they can from you
- letting others direct your life
- letting others describe your reality
- lettings others define you
- believing others can anticipate your needs
- expecting others to fill your needs automatically
- falling apart so someone will take care of you
- self abuse
- sexual and physical abuse
- food abuse
Why Victims Stay
- fear of harm to the victim or the children or other family members
- love, loyalty, guilt, fear of retaliation, fear of being alone
- fear of not finding a way to make a living
- belief that their children need a father in the home
- belief that the abusing partner cannot survive without her- the abusive partner may threaten to kill himself if she leaves
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Contact Information
Administration Building
120 West Third Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
(336) 917-7001
(336) 727-8070 FAX
Detention Center
201 North Church Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
(336) 917-7600
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