DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Domestic violence is not gender-based. It is rooted in power, control, coercion, emotional instability, and childhood conditioning. It does not begin with a slap, a shove, or a threat—it begins with the belief that one person has the right to dominate another. It hides inside jokes that cut too deep, rules that only apply to one partner, and expectations that slowly erase a person’s identity. This book exposes the invisible marks of abuse—the psychological bruises that never show up on a police report. It explores how trauma bonds keep victims trapped, how gaslighting rewrites reality, and how coercion turns “choice” into obligation. It explains why survivors stay, why they leave, and why leaving is often the most dangerous moment of all. Domestic violence affects men and women.