You've read about domestic violence, but you knew that could never happen to you. When you first met he was Prince Charming. He was attentive, hanging on your every word, fascinated by everything you said. He would wait on you, getting you drinks and things, even if you didn't ask. He would bring you gifts and doing you favors for no apparent reason...
Prolonged exposure to domestic abuse will cause a learned helplessness known as battered woman syndrome. According to Dr. Lenore E. Walker, a prominent expert on battered women, a woman must experience at least two complete battering cycles before she can be labeled a "battered woman". The cycle has three phases...
