Step 6: Safety and
My Emotional Health
The experience of being battered and verbally degraded
by partners is usually exhausting and emotionally
draining. The process of building a new life for myself
takes much courage and incredible energy.
To conserve my emotional
energy and resources and to avoid hard emotional times,
I can do some of the following:
1. If I feel ready to return to a potentially abusive
situation, I can ____________________
______________________________________________________________________.
2. When I have to communicate with my partner in
person or by telephone, I can
________________________________________________________________
3. I can try to use "I can..." statements
with myself and be assertive with others.
4. I can tell myself
"_____________________________________________________________"
whenever I feel others are trying to control or abuse
me.
5. I can read ___________________________________________________________________
to help me feel stronger.
6. I can call _________________________________
and _______________________________
as other resources to be in support of me.
7. Other things I can
do to help me feel stronger are ________________________________
and _________________________________.
8. I can attend workshops
and support groups at the domestic violence agency
or ______________________________________ or __________________________________
to gain support and strengthen my relationships with
other people.
