See What You Made Me Do 1
Power, Control and Domestic Abuse
- ISBN:
- 9781787383685
- 9781787383685
- Category:
- Domestic violence
- Format:
- Hardback
- Publication Date:
- 27-08-2020
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- C. Hurst and Company (Publishers) Limited
- Country of origin:
- United Kingdom
- Dimensions (mm):
- 234x156mm
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1 Review
“We talk a lot about the danger of dark alleys, but the truth is that in every country around the world the home is the most dangerous place for a woman.”
If you only ever read one book about domestic abuse, please make it this one. While I’d like everyone to read it, I think it should be mandatory for so many professions, including anyone involved in the judicial system, medicine, politics, teaching and counselling.
“Domestic abuse is not just violence. It’s worse. It is a unique phenomenon, in which the perpetrator takes advantage of their partner’s love and trust and uses that person’s most intimate details - their deepest desires, shames and secrets - as a blueprint for their abuse.”
I thought I knew a lot about domestic abuse already. I’ve experienced it firsthand. I’ve read plenty of fiction and non-fiction books that talk about it. I have a psychology degree. I worked in a women’s refuge for a short time. Yet I learned so much from this book.
“What should surprise us about domestic abuse is not that a woman can take a long time to leave, but that she has the mental fortitude to survive.”
When the author introduced Biderman’s ‘Chart of Coercion’, saying there are parallels between the experiences of returned prisoners of war and domestic abuse survivors, I admit I was a tad wary. Even as someone well versed in the experience of domestic abuse, I wasn’t sure how the two would or could line up. The way the author outlined the techniques, step by step, sucked me in though. It all made perfect sense and it was horrifying, but I was learning something new and I needed to find out more.
Accompanying extensive research are stories of people who have perpetrated and been victimised by domestic abuse. Prepare to brace yourself as you read these accounts as they are invariably brutal and heartbreaking, but please don’t bypass them, even though that would be easier. (Or else you risk missing out on aha! moments, like when emotional abuse is explained as someone bashing someone with their emotions instead of their fists.)
If you’ve experienced domestic abuse yourself, you will easily recognise the truth of these accounts. If you are fortunate enough to have made it this far without being impacted by this type of trauma, know that these stories are representative of so many people’s lives. Friends, family, neighbours …
I can’t imagine reading these accounts without having a visceral reaction and if you’re struggling to ‘witness’ them on the page, please be sure to practice self care. I don’t know if what helped me will apply to other readers but each time I came across something that was too difficult, I told myself that my discomfort wasn’t even in the same ball park as the horror of actually experiencing that firsthand.
The people who have told their stories have courage beyond my comprehension and I feel we owe it to them to not shy away from their words. It’s too easy to maintain the status quo; maybe what we all need is a wake up call to spur us into action.
There’s so much we still need to do.
“I want people to stop asking ‘Why does she stay?’ and start asking ‘Why does he do that?’
SURVIVOR, QUEENSLAND”
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