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| What
qualifies as physical abuse? |
| Hitting,
slapping, pinching, biting, twisting arms, restraining,
pushing, kicking, grabbing, punching, pulling hair, using
weapons, anything that physically hurts you. |
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| What
qualifies as verbal/mental abuse? |
| Name
calling, putdowns, threats, yelling, intimidation, screaming,
cursing, manipulation, stalking, jealousy, anything that
makes you feel bad about yourself or makes you feel worthless.
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| What
qualifies as sexual abuse? |
| Rape,
forced sexual acts, unwanted sexual touching, making fun
of your sexual ability, putting your body parts down,
insisting you dress in a more sexual way than you are
comfortable with, hickeys, sexual putdowns, manipulating
you into having sex or participating in sexual acts that
you are not comfortable with, cheating on you. |
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| No
one has the right to treat you in these ways. You should
never treat your partner in these ways either. Check out
our What
is respect? page to learn more about loving relationships. |
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Recognizing
teens that are being abused |
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