Abuse - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/abuse/?source=rss&aim=abuse en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST My 13-year-old niece is out of control By Cary Tennis Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/11/24/13_year_old/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/11/24/13_year_old/index.html?source=rss We took her in because her home life was unbearable. Now my home life is unbearable. I'm a former abuser -- should I tell my girlfriend? By Cary Tennis Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/10/12/abuser/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/10/12/abuser/index.html?source=rss I'm afraid she'll leave me if I reveal my past Girls, stop rape through "sexual restraint"! By Tracy Clark-Flory Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/02/25/rape/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/02/25/rape/index.html?source=rss A writer argues the "rape crisis" is all hype and girls just need to close their legs. "We listened as his soul cracked" By Heather Havrilesky Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2007/02/22/abu_ghraib/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2007/02/22/abu_ghraib/index.html?source=rss In HBO's "Ghosts of Abu Ghraib" the "bad apples" express remorse, but claim that they were scapegoats. Angry people scare me By Cary Tennis Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/07/24/anger/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/07/24/anger/index.html?source=rss I have a history of abuse and I can't handle people yelling After a long, amazing life, I'm alone and confused By Cary Tennis Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/03/23/ptsd_and_mst/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/03/23/ptsd_and_mst/index.html?source=rss Friendless, estranged from siblings, on a fixed income: Is this how I end up? OK, I get it, my husband's a verbal abuser By Cary Tennis Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/10/08/dtmfa/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/10/08/dtmfa/index.html?source=rss It's taken me a long time to accept what my therapist has been pushing at -- but I think I'm ready to act in my own interest. My father was murdered by my former next-door neighbor -- and I'm supposed to just get over it? By Cary Tennis Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/10/02/grief_work/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/10/02/grief_work/index.html?source=rss I'm having a rough time; I'd like some justice and some peace. I thought I could overcome my past, but now it's dragging me down By Cary Tennis Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/08/01/past_abuse/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/08/01/past_abuse/index.html?source=rss I've come far from the poverty and dysfunction of my roots, but asking for my family's support is bringing it all back again. I'm almost 23 and still afraid of sex By Cary Tennis Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/06/09/trauma/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/06/09/trauma/index.html?source=rss I'd like to relax, but traumatic memories come rushing back. My brother abused me -- now our parents want us all together again! By Cary Tennis Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/23/brother/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/23/brother/index.html?source=rss I would like to help them celebrate their 50th anniversary, but I dread being in the same room with that man. I'm perpetuating the cycle of emotional abuse By Cary Tennis Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/04/23/anger/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/04/23/anger/index.html?source=rss I was a victim of rage and violence and now I can't control my temper. My half-brother locked me in the closet and I think I'm to blame By Cary Tennis Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/03/06/abuser_and_abused/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/03/06/abuser_and_abused/index.html?source=rss I am conflicted about who is to blame for my older brother's abuse. I goaded him on. I think I share the blame. Am I going crazy? By Cary Tennis Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/01/10/crazy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/01/10/crazy/index.html?source=rss I've had problems off and on, but lately reality has been slipping away. I secretly hate myself By Cary Tennis Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/12/14/self_love/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/12/14/self_love/index.html?source=rss I seem to be OK on the outside, but inside ... you don't even want to know. I left an abusive marriage, and now I'm in love with a thief By Cary Tennis Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/12/12/abuse/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/12/12/abuse/index.html?source=rss If we move in together, should I buy a safe? What's so funny about abusive girlfriends? By Carol Lloyd Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/10/25/girlfriends/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/10/25/girlfriends/index.html?source=rss News about women's role in domestic violence inspires comedy, as well as cries in defense of men. Why aren't boys allowed to be victims? By Tracy Clark-Flory Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/10/22/sex_abuse/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/10/22/sex_abuse/index.html?source=rss When it comes to sexual abuse perpetrated by women, boys are treated as lucky little Lotharios. Hiding birth control from boyfriends By Lynn Harris Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/09/26/pregnancy_and_abuse/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/09/26/pregnancy_and_abuse/index.html?source=rss Study finds link between teen pregnancy and dating violence. I left an abuser, but now I'm with a married man By Cary Tennis Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/08/14/abuse_of_women/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/08/14/abuse_of_women/index.html?source=rss I know I should concentrate on my own emotional health, but he says I'm special and he cares about me! Worshiping strict statutes of limitation By Carol Lloyd Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/08/09/church/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/08/09/church/index.html?source=rss The Catholic Church fights bills extending limits for filing charges of child sex abuse. Boys just being ... sex offenders? By Tracy Clark-Flory Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/07/25/middler_schoolers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/07/25/middler_schoolers/index.html?source=rss Butt smacking could earn two middle schoolers jail time and sex crime records. Why women stay with abusers By Carol Lloyd Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/06/11/abuse/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/06/11/abuse/index.html?source=rss A new book argues abusers employ the same type of "coercive control" used on kidnap victims and slaves. Should I go to the extravagantly prestigious school of my dreams? By Cary Tennis Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/03/29/university/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/03/29/university/index.html?source=rss I'm an older student, and I could take a more prudent course, but... I'm an overachiever with a history of abuse and a boyfriend in jail By Cary Tennis Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/03/05/overachiever/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/03/05/overachiever/index.html?source=rss I know I should break up with my bad boyfriend, but we share things I can't share with anyone else.