"I thought it was normal for him to be so angry': Teenage victim of domestic abuse tells her story."
When a row erupted between Sophie Parker* and her teen boyfriend Andrew*, it felt like just another normal night out for the young couple.
But after he suddenly punched her, breaking her nose and knocking her out cold, the 17-year-old student finally realized she was in an abusive relationship.
Sophie had endured a year of wild outbursts and jealousy, controlling behavior but, because she was inexperienced, she was unsure if that was normal.
She recalls: “I can see now that it wasn’t healthy at all. But back then I just wanted to be with my boyfriend.
"I had no idea what domestic violence was, and as I became isolated from my friends and family, I accepted his behavior as commonplace.”
Shocking statistics released today show that her experience is far more common than it should be.
The research, by charities Women’s Aid and Refuge, for Avon’s Speak Out Against Domestic Violence campaign, reveals that ignorance about domestic violence is widespread among teenagers.
As many as 56.6% of young girls didn’t know if excessive jealousy counted as domestic violence, and one in five of 16-18-year-olds were not sure if pressure from a partner to have sex constituted domestic violence.
Only 58% said they would report an incident, with the figure dropping to 35% in the youngest age groups.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/teenage-victim-domestic-abuse-tells-1745667#ixzz2StNNQQlC
Follow us: @DailyMirror on Twitter | DailyMirror on FacebookSophie had endured a year of wild outbursts and jealousy, controlling behavior but, because she was inexperienced, she was unsure if that was normal.
She recalls: “I can see now that it wasn’t healthy at all. But back then I just wanted to be with my boyfriend.
"I had no idea what domestic violence was, and as I became isolated from my friends and family, I accepted his behavior as commonplace.”
Shocking statistics released today show that her experience is far more common than it should be.
The research, by charities Women’s Aid and Refuge, for Avon’s Speak Out Against Domestic Violence campaign, reveals that ignorance about domestic violence is widespread among teenagers.
As many as 56.6% of young girls didn’t know if excessive jealousy counted as domestic violence, and one in five of 16-18-year-olds were not sure if pressure from a partner to have sex constituted domestic violence.
Only 58% said they would report an incident, with the figure dropping to 35% in the youngest age groups.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/teenage-victim-domestic-abuse-tells-1745667#ixzz2StNNQQlC
This is Sophie telling her story about how she was abuse and didn't have no knowledge of what abuse is. In her story she stated that she wasn't sure whether her boyfriend's behavior towards her was a normal thing to do in a relationship and that it wasn't until after the incident that she know for sure that the relationship she was in wasn't normal or healthy. Because Sophie was inexperience about abuse she wasn't sure and allowed him to control her. This is why we teenagers need to be aware of all the types of abuse that is out there and get the help we need before it is too late.
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