She feels she’s to blame • She believes he’ll commit suicide • She doesn’t think she’ll find another partner • She believes the negative things he has said about her, and hasn’t the self-confidence to take control of her life • She has no support system, no place to go, no one to talk to • She doesn’t trust the police or the courts to help • She thinks abuse goes with the territory • She doesn’t want to be a failure, in her eyes or in the eyes of others
