The ’50 shades’ of red flags can at times be hard to recognise.
What really are the signs of an abusive relationship? How can we recognise the red flags of an abusive relationship?
Furthermore, what action can we take to free ourselves from the (at times) vice-like grip of dependence, fear and battered self-esteem that often so (tactfully to the benefit of the abuser) come with the reality of an abusive relationship?
With the on-screen adaptation of the overnight bestselling erotica novel, 50 Shades of Grey, bursting into Australian cinema, domestic abuse has once again been brought into the forefront of our minds.
The controversy surrounding the film (and books) is the interpretation that the main protagonist of the film, Anastasia, is in fact experiencing an abusive relationship. This is said to be complete with her lover, Christian Grey, displaying several of the red… Read the rest
