Using
																	 
																		
												
																	:
																	 
																	making
																	 
																	her
																	 
																	afraid
																	 
																	by
																	 
																	using
																	 
																	looks
																	,
																	 
																	actions
																	,
																	 
																	gestures
																	,
																	 
																	smashing
																	 
																	things
																	,
																	 
																	destroying
																	 
																	her
																	 
																	property
																	,
																	 
																	abusing
																	 
																	pets
																	,
																	 
																	displaying
																	 
																	weapons
																	.
																	 
																	
																	 
																	
																	Using
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	abuse
																	:
																	 
																	putting
																	 
																	her
																	 
																	down
																	,
																	 
																	making
																	 
																	her
																	 
																	feel
																	 
																	bad
																	 
																	about
																	 
																	herself
																	,
																	 
																	calling
																	 
																	her
																	 
																	names
																	,
																	 
																	making
																	 
																	her
																	 
																	think
																	 
																	she's
																	 
																	crazy
																	,
																	 
																	playing
																	 
																	mind
																	 
																	games
																	,
																	 
																	humiliating
																	 
																	her
																	,
																	 
																	making
																	 
																	her
																	 
																	feel
																	 
																	guilty
																	.
																	 
																	
																	 
																	
																	Using
																	 
																	isolation
																	:
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	what
																	 
																	she
																	 
																	does
																	,
																	 
																	who
																	 
																	she
																	 
																	sees
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	talks
																	 
																	to
																	,
																	 
																	what
																	 
																	she
																	 
																	reads
																	,
																	 
																	where
																	 
																	she
																	 
																	goes
																	,
																	 
																	limiting
																	 
																	her
																	 
																	outside
																	 
																	involvement
																	,
																	 
																	using
																	 
																	jealousy
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	justify
																	 
																	actions
																	.
																	 
																	
																	 
																	
																	Minimizing
																	,
																	 
																	denying
																	,
																	 
																	and
																	 
																		
												
																	:
																	 
																	making
																	 
																	light
																	 
																	of
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	abuse
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	not
																	 
																	taking
																	 
																	her
																	 
																	concerns
																	 
																	about
																	 
																	it
																	 
																	seriously
																	,
																	 
																	saying
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	abuse
																	 
																	didn't
																	 
																	happen
																	,
																	 
																	shifting
																	 
																	responsibility
																	 
																	for
																	 
																	abusive
																	 
																	behavior
																	,
																	 
																	saying
																	 
																	she
																	 
																	caused
																	 
																	it
																	.
																	 
																	
																	 
																	
																	Using
																	 
																		
												
																	:
																	 
																	making
																	 
																	her
																	 
																	feel
																	 
																	guilty
																	 
																	about
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	children
																	,
																	 
																	using
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	children
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	relay
																	 
																	messages
																	,
																	 
																	using
																	 
																	visitation
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	harass
																	 
																	her
																	,
																	 
																	threatening
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	take
																	 
																	children
																	 
																	away
																	.
																	 
																	
																	 
																	
																	Using
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	privilege
																	:
																	 
																	treating
																	 
																	her
																	 
																	like
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	servant
																	,
																	 
																	making
																	 
																	all
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	big
																	 
																	decisions
																	,
																	 
																	acting
																	 
																	like
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	"
																	master
																	 
																	of
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	castle
																	"
																	,
																	 
																	being
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	one
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	define
																	 
																	men's
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	women's
																	 
																	roles
																	.
																	 
																	
																	 
																	
																	Using
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	abuse
																	:
																	 
																	preventing
																	 
																	her
																	 
																	from
																	 
																	getting
																	 
																	or
																	 
																	keeping
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	job
																	,
																	 
																	making
																	 
																	her
																	 
																	ask
																	 
																	for
																	 
																	money
																	,
																	 
																	giving
																	 
																	her
																	 
																	an
																	 
																	allowance
																	,
																	 
																	taking
																	 
																	her
																	 
																	money
																	,
																	 
																	not
																	 
																	letting
																	 
																	her
																	 
																	know
																	 
																	about
																	 
																	or
																	 
																	have
																	 
																	access
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	family
																	 
																	income
																	.
																	 
																	
																	 
																	
																	Using
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	threats
																	:
																	 
																	making
																	 
																	and
																	/
																	or
																	 
																	carrying
																	 
																	out
																	 
																	threats
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	hurt
																	 
																	her
																	,
																	 
																	threatening
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	leave
																	 
																	her
																	,
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	commit
																	 
																	suicide
																	,
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	report
																	 
																	her
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	welfare
																	,
																	 
																	making
																	 
																	her
																	 
																	drop
																	 
																	charges
																	,
																	 
																	making
																	 
																	her
																	 
																	do
																	 
																	illegal
																	 
																	things
																	.