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Spousal violence and regaining control through a lover
The material was created on the basis of accumulated experience and is, in a way, a general observation and one of the confirmed hypotheses… of which, under other circumstances, a great many can be confirmed. Life is good, and sometimes terrible, because there are often many more correct options than one.
So, the situation in which a woman is subjected to spousal violence, unfortunately, is very common.
Violence can take many forms, from humiliation and insults to beatings and sexual violence.
One of the obvious groups of women who have an increased risk factor for the development of such family scenarios are women who are in relationships with the military, police, representatives of other law enforcement agencies, as well as persons serving sentences in prison.
I note that when I say “one of the obvious,” this does not mean that violence does not happen in other relationships, it means that in these particular options the risk is higher.
When a woman is already in a relationship dynamic that includes violence, then… her behavior is largely determined by her ability and skills to adapt.
The main function of violence is the deprivation of control (over the body, desires, space, time, decisions), that is, power.
When this happens, the psyche has a wide variety of mechanisms to find a way to adaptation. Let me make a reservation right away that the mechanisms…