Are you experiencing domestic and family violence?

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Sometimes domestic and family violence can be hard to identify.

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If you're unsure, worried, or think you might be experiencing domestic and family violence, you can ask yourself some important questions.

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The first question is about the types of relationships that domestic and family violence can happen in.

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Ask yourself, is the relationship I am worried about a relationship with my romantic partner or an ex partner, a member of my family or my informal carer?

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If your answer is yes, you might be experiencing domestic and family violence.

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The next question you can ask yourself or someone you trust is the relationship I am worried about a healthy relationship or an unhealthy relationship?

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A healthy relationship makes you feel happy, safe, valued, and respected.

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You trust each other and can talk about your feelings, your opinions, and your problems.

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You try and solve problems together.

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You don't worry about what the other person will say to you or what they will do to you.

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A healthy relationship makes you feel like you matter, but an unhealthy relationship can make you feel scared, unsafe, controlled, or trapped.

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The person in your relationship might make you feel isolated, alone, guilty, or ashamed.

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You might feel worn down, invisible, like you don't matter or you're not heard.

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You might feel sad or bad, and it doesn't seem like your feelings will change.

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You might not have a say in decisions about things you need or what's important to you.

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You worry about what the other person will say to you or do to you.

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If you feel any of these things or think you're in an unhealthy relationship, then you might be experiencing domestic and family violence.

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Another question you can ask yourself or someone you trust is does the person in the relationship I'm worried about use a pattern of physical or non physical violence and abuse against me?

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A pattern means more than once.

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Physical violence is when the person in your relationship hurts your body.

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Non physical violence is when the person in your relationship treats you badly to hurt, scare, or control you.

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Domestic and family violence can be a pattern of physical abuse, a pattern of non physical abuse.

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If you sometimes, often or always feel scared, sad, unsafe, trapped or controlled in your relationship, you might be experiencing domestic and family violence.

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It's important to remember that physical or non physical violence and abuse by anyone in any relationship is never OK.

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If you're not sure you're experiencing domestic and family violence, you can also watch the video What is domestic and family Violence?

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A disability support worker is not the same as an informal carer, but help is still available.

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If you think you're experiencing domestic and family violence or any other unsafe or unhealthy relationship, it's important to talk to someone you can trust.

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You can get support over the phone, online or in person from your doctor or a disability support worker.

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There are many support services you can contact to find out more information or to ask for advice or help.

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You can find out more at our website www.qld.gov.au/neverok