Social Abuse
Limiting or controlling a person’s social life to cause
isolation. Abusers may:
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Monitor you through family and friends,
social media and phone contact
Criticise friends or family to increase isolation
Deny access to a car and social activities
Financial Abuse
Controlling a person by stopping their access to money.
Abusers may:
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Take control of wages and household money to
send overseas or to family members
Make all financial decisions
Tell their partner that they are not capable of looking
after their own money
Spiritual Abuse
Controlling a person with religion or by denying their
right to practice a religion. Abusers may:
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Disrespect and belittle your beliefs
Stop you from wearing religious attire
Use literal interpretations of religious texts
to defend controlling behaviour