The therapist describes the red flags of dangerous relationships

Green Bay, Wisconsin (WBAY) – The world of appointments seems to be more online than ever. For young adolescents, they can be more susceptible to getting involved in a dangerous or even violent relationship.

That is why it is so important to be aware of the tactics that abusers will try. Being early looking for revealing signs can prevent your teenage child from getting involved in an abusive relationship.

The intimate violence of the couple can include physical or sexual violence, harassment and psychological aggression.

Red flags to take into account:

• Excessive jealousy or insecurity
• Invasions of your privacy
• Unexpected episodes of anger or anger
• Control trends, such as preventing it from coming out or talking with other people
• Constantly monitoring your whereabouts
• Mocking, intimidation
• Threatening and causing physical violence

Millions of people in the United States are affected by this every year.

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Dr. Zaid Fadul is the medical director of Better U, a Telesalud company that specializes in online therapy.

He says that abusers often try to insert themselves, often using social networks as a tool to gain control and isolate.

“The partners that are dangerous will begin to demand access to passwords and the demand by publishing in a certain way, and the demand maintains a certain image,” said Dr. Fadul, “and are inserted with a certain level of control, so it almost becomes a level of dependence to access that largest online community.”

But teenagers, even in a toxic relationship, may feel that it is the only thing that matters.

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“If you think of someone at age 14 who goes out with someone for a month, it may seem a life in that age group and it seems that everything depends on it, so there is a greater emotional awareness that comes with this and with these greatest emotions and lack of perspective, knowing that this will also happen, people fall in love and fall on love, sometimes people are not destined to be together,” said Dr. Fadul.

Many teenagers often do not tell someone about these unhealthy behaviors because they are afraid.

It is important to be stressed as a father that is a safe space to come to talk so that worries can be addressed immediately.

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