How Does Domestic Violence Affect My Life

My Life

Domestic violence remains a significant concern that impacts negatively on the lives of our community. Not only those that are directly subjected to the violence and abuse. Can you image the horror of living every day expecting to be choked, beaten or killed by your spouse? Domestic violence is a common problem. This is real it happened to me. Your work collegue your friend your daughter and Mother.
No two cases of domestic violence are the same. However all cases of domestic violence undermines the stability of a safe home environment.
It destroys trust. It erodes self-confidence and self-esteem.
Everyone deserves the right to feel and be safe in the privacy their own home and their workplace. Domestic violence removes that safety
There are no miraculous recoveries, it’s a journey that takes a long time. Just because you are out of a situation doesn’t mean all is well, there are so many new challenges and further abuses that make life difficult. The bruises go away and the red marks but the emotional scarring and the mental abuse always stay but you just learn to deal with it. No one really understands domestic violence and the impact it has on your life until you have breathed it, lived it and come out of it, alive. You never fully recover from it, but I have become so much stronger from experiencing it. Now it’s time to move forward and give people a better understanding so they can offer assistance and help to
"Victims of domestic abuse talk to their co-workers and often it is these people who try and help and this puts them at risk," she says. "We tell employers that domestic violence ends up costing them money through lost productivity but it also affects the safety of all staff."
Jo Cavanagh, CEO of family services provider Family Life, says smaller business where people have more contact with each other offer a great opportunity to spot any indicators that someone might be experiencing problems at home or in their relationship.
"It's a public health and safety issue and the first thing is to develop greater awareness," she says. "If you see any signs that concern you, you need to ask whether someone is all right. It's about breaking the silence on these issues."
There are many resources available to help business, she says, but one of the things that does concern employers is they feel they need to get involved. "But they don't need to," she says. "They just need to facilitate the contact with the people that can help their employees. Employers are just being asked to pay