Why Abuse Victims Are Finding the Strength to Fight Back

For many years, women have been ashamed to come forward if they were the victims of domestic abuse or a crime done against them such as a rape for fear of being ashamed or that the person would come and have revenge on them for going to the authorities. This stigma has been changing over the past few years with women gaining courage to fight against this type of crime. Through various programs, safe shelters and having the help of an experienced domestic abuse attorney or a domestic violence attorney, they are starting to fight back and are no longer ashamed.

Most cities have developed great programs for women and children that have suffered from abuse at home to help them to get back on their feet after they finally have had enough and get away from the situation they were in. There are women's shelters that deal specifically with battered women that help them with counseling, searching for a job and provide them with a safe place to stay until they are healthy enough emotionally to be on their own. They also help these women with the care of their children which they may have had to bring with them when they escaped the abuse.

Women are finally realizing they have the right to be treated with dignity and not to be ashamed that they ended up in an abusive relationship. One reason why women wait so long to leave their abuse is that they think the person will change when they tell them how sorry they were and because they love them, they choose to believe them until they are hurt again. Another reason they stay in the unhealthy relationship is from feeling scared that the person who has controlled them and abused them will take it out on them to a more severe extent from them leaving and possibly also pressing charges. Because so many of these women have been controlled, that fear is a real reason why they do not seek help.

Another situation is when a woman is the victim of a crime, especially a rape victim. Sometimes their behavior leading up to the rape makes them feel like somehow they have been responsible for it happening. For example, if they went out drinking and wearing sexy clothing, some people may make them feel like they were asking for it. This is one of the biggest problems in why so many women do not report being raped because society has made them feel like they are at fault when that is absolutely not the case at all.

With more awareness being brought to the issue through programs as well as through the media, women are now realizing it is not their fault and they do not deserve to be hurt or treated that way any longer. Some celebrities have also come forward saying how they were abuse victims and they will not tolerate it any longer giving other women the strength to do the same.

Thanks To : Best Price