There are different types of intimate-partner abusers, experts say. A subtype often referred to in the field as the Intimate Partner Terrorist is the "worst of the worst," says David B. Wexler, executive director of the Relationship Training Institute in San Diego, a nonprofit organization that designs and runs domestic violence treatment programs.
The man is obsessed with power and control, terrorizes his partner, erodes her self- esteem, wields financial control and is jealous and possessive. This type of abuser is almost impossible to change, Dr. Wexler says.

I shared this on social media in 2015, when the website was still active. This website no longer exist. The letter game was the catalyst for my artwork BE NICE.

Narcissistic Abuse: Turns out, narcissists are more likely to post revenge porn online

Image-based sexual abuse, commonly known as “revenge porn,” takes place when someone threatens to share, or shares, an intimate, nude, or sexually explicit image or video of an individual – without that person’s consent to do so.

One in ten women under the age of 30 have experienced either threats to share or the actual sharing of intimate personal photos without their consent. Nonconsensual image sharing, also known as revenge porn, is one place where the digital age and misogyny meet. Our laws are still catching up, but there are ways to fight back against this form of cyber sexual abuse.

Abusers often make promises of changeing. They never do, hence the CYCLE OF ABUSE is well known in the court systems.

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The perpetrator constantly accused me of being a racist when I ran from his violence or went no contact.

These emails are from the perpetrator after I locked him out of my home and began the Order of Protection process. In these emails you can clearly see I am not the terrible person or racist he makes me out to be, until I hold him accountable for his violence against me.

When your abuser is nice. The cycle of abuse.