Your loved one regularly calls you in crisis, upset about their abusive relationship. They tell you all the horrible things that their partner has said or done but continues to stay in the relationship despite the many incidences of abuse and the concerns expressed by you and others.

Your loved one who is in a relationship with a controlling partner has become noticeably less available. Their partner is possessive and doesn’t like them to do things outside of the relationship. You hear from them less and less. When you do speak to them they seem very unhappy and not like themselves.

You’ve spent time around your loved one and their partner and have observed many concerning behaviors. You’ve tried to point out some of these things you have observed to your loved one but it doesn’t seem to make a difference or have an impact.

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