Breaking The Silence

Breaking the silence
There are innumerable victims of the coronavirus outbreak yet, some of the most affected
will never get the disease; They’re the unseen and unheard victims of domestic violence. They’re
the women and children trapped in their homes with their abusers by social isolation measures
and unemployment. They’re the victims living in households where stress levels are even higher
than normal, thanks to financial pressures and crowded living conditions with the kids home, and
more alcohol use and more boredom and frustration. They’re the victims unable to sneak away to
make a phone call seeking help. They’re the ones who have even less ability to leave their
situations because they’re beholden to their abusers financially in greater measure than they were
before this all started. While overall crime rates have plummeted in many places during the
outbreak, including locally, the number of domestic violence reports has jumped significantly.
Domestic violence also referred to as or intimate partner violence or domestic abuse –
takes place in an intimate relationship. Domestic violence can happen in both heterosexual
relationships as well as same-sex relationships. Threatening a person is also a type of domestic
abuse affecting the person mentally and emotionally. Any abusive relationship involves an
imbalance of power and control being practiced on the victim. An abuser to exercises control
over his or her partner uses harsh and hurtful words and behaviors.
Domestic violence is one of the most serious public health and criminal justice issues
women face today. One in four women will experience domestic violence in their lifetime. The
risks associated with domestic violence affect not only the victim, but her family and friends,
responding police, and concerned bystanders as well. Domestic violence can happen in all forms
of emotional, psychological, and mental abuse. Unfortunately, many victims don’t always get the
chance to seek help, sadly some wait too long, believing it’s them or things will get better.
While some relationships are abusive from the outside, it might not be easy to identify
domestic violence at first. While some relationships are abusive from the very beginning, abuse
often starts subtly, and with time it gets worse. Domestic violence can be taking several forms –
such as physical, economic, verbal, religious, emotional sexual, and even reproductive.
Acts of domestic violence may include persistent forms of marital rape. Also, violent
physical abuse such as beating, choking, female genital mutilation, and acid throwing that can
lead to disfigurement and in extreme cases, death. Apart from these, calling the victim names to
insult or put them down and preventing or discouraging the victim from going to work or school
or even stopping them from seeing family members or friends.
They are trying to control how one should spend their money or controlling what one
wears. Acting jealous or possessive or even constantly accusing the victim of being unfaithful.
These are also a few ways in which domestic violence is practiced. On a worldwide basis,
women are overwhelmingly the victims of domestic violence. Also, women tend to be
experiencing severe forms of violence. In some countries, cases of domestic violence are often
seen as justified – especially in cases of suspected or actual disloyalty on the women’s part and
are also legally permitted.
Research has shown that there exists a significant and direct correlation between a
country’s level of gender equality and domestic violence rates. Countries that experience higher
rates of domestic violence have less gender equality. Domestic violence on a worldwide basis is
among the most underreported crimes globally for both women and men. Due to the presence of
the social stigmas regarding the victimization of males, men who are domestic violence victims
face an increased likelihood of being overlooked by healthcare providers.
Domestic violence often takes place when the abuser believes that the victim is
subordinate to them, and it is the abuser’s entitlement, justified and acceptable. Domestic
violence may produce a cycle of intergenerational abuse in children and other members of the
family – as they feel that this kind of behavior is normal and acceptable.
In an abusive relationship, there is a cycle of violence and abuse, which is committed by
the abuser when there is a rise in tension, or an act of violence is committed. It is then followed
by a period of calm and reconciliation. Victims of domestic violence are stuck in domestic
relationships or situations through the lack of financial resources, power, and control, isolation,
to protect a child, fear of cultural acceptance, traumatic bonding with the abuser, or fear of
shame.
Illness of the society can be put to an end through the change in you! Raise your sons to
treat their sisters, wife, mother, and friends with respect because what you taught will finally
reach you. But this will not be enough; people will have to wake and arise. They have to be told
about their rights and duties. Every human being deserves basic honor and respect. No one is
entitled to take the law into his hands. Besides, law enforcement, domestic violence has deeper
roots. It is the mentality of the society that covets an overhauling. Society is in turn nothing but
the constitution of individuals. Every individual should make the necessary amendments and
society will change. It is high time to raise a voice against the injustice happening to self and
others. Domestic violence has no place in modern society and should be strongly dealt with.

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Domestic violence also referred to as or intimate partner violence or domestic abuse –

relationships as well as same-sex relationships. Threatening a person is also a type of domestic

or even stopping them from seeing family members or friends.

are also legally permitted.

face an increased likelihood of being overlooked by healthcare providers.

In an abusive relationship, there is a cycle of violence and abuse, which is committed by

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