Myths About Abusers From PMA INTL’s Co-Founder Lundy Bancroft
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Protective Mothers’ Alliance International‘s insight:
Myths About Abusers
Why Does He Do That?
Lundy Bancroft
1. He was abused as a child.
2. His previous partner hurt him.
3. He abuses those he loves the most.
4. He holds in his feelings too much.
5. He has an aggressive personality.
6. He loses control.
7. He is too angry.
8. He is mentally ill. (Few abusers actually are mentally ill.)
9. He hates women.
10. He is afraid of intimacy and abandonment.
11. He has low self-esteem.
12. His boss mistreats him.
13. He has poor skills in communication and conflict resolution.
14. There are as many abusive women as abusive men.
15. His abusiveness is as bad for him as for his partner.
16. He is a victim of racism.
17. He abuses alcohol or drugs.
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