Tillamook County Women's Resource Center

Social abuse is used to isolate the victim from others in her family, circle of friends and in the community. The fewer people the victim is connected with, the more control the abuser has over the victim. Examples of social abuse include:

• Insisting that the couple spend all their time together
• Discouraging the victim from seeing friends or family
• Forbidding the victim to see friends or family
• Monitoring the victim's mail or phone calls
• Checking the odometer
• Restricting access to the car or car keys
• Telling others the victim is crazy or abusive
• Calling the Resource Center or other support agencies to restrict the victim's access to help