PHYSICAL ABUSE

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Is any intentional and unwanted contact with you or something close to your body. Sometimes abusive behavior does not cause pain or even leave a bruise, but it's still unhealthy.

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Examples of physical abuse are:

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• Scratching, punching, biting, strangling or kicking.

• Throwing something at you such as a phone, book, shoe or plate.

• Pulling your hair.

• Pushing or pulling you.

• Grabbing your clothes.

• Using a gun, knife, box cutter, bat, mace or other weapon.

• Smacking your bottom.

• Forcing you to have sex or perform a sexual act.

• Grabbing your face to make you look at them.

• Grabbing you to prevent you from leaving or to force you to go somewhere.

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