Individuals that not been in an abusive relationship might ponder this question “Why doesn’t she simply leave” There is numerous reason to why women consider staying in an abusive relationship. Women who are victims of domestic violence often have numerous barriers to overcome before they choice to the violent relationship. While in abusive relationship victims often don’t go because they threat by the abuser (Ramsey, 2013). The women are often afraid of the perpetrators retaliation if they report the abuse (Al-Natour, Qandil, & Gillespie, 2015). Women are fear of being killed by their abuser and the abuser harm to their children. Fear is the way that the abuse users to control their victims. Emotional control forces the victims to fear that harm could happen to the people close her and herself. The victims will bear all the abuse to protect her children. The constant state of fear with giving the victims the feeling of panic. Living in panic in the relationship often the victims lose their …show more content…
The psychological impacts of domestic violence relate to battered women syndrome (BWS). BWS implies that the battered woman might start to believe that the abuse is her fault, and the men are not reasonable for his actions. Frequently the abuser has made a statement to the victim inside the relationship is all her fault, and her “you forced me to do it.” Many women in an abusive relationship may not know where to put the blame of the abuse that is happening in the relationship. The battered woman may also feel that the abuse is pervasive and all-knowing (Fine, 2013) . The battered woman develops coping tools to deal with the relentless violence in the relationship. One way the women cope is the false belief that if she does better, the abuse will stop. Over time, a battered woman may think that if she takes just one more beating, there will be no more beatings (Fine,