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Safety Planning

Step 7: Safety and my emotional health.
The experience of being physically abused and/or verbally degraded by my partner is usually exhausting and emotionally draining. The process of building a new life for myself takes much courage and incredible energy.

To conserve my emotional energy and resources and to avoid hard emotional times, I can do some or all of the following:

A. If I feel down and ready to return to a potentially abusive situation, I can ______________________________________________________________________.

B. When I have to communicate with my partner in person or by telephone, I can ______________________________________________________________________.

C. I can try to use "I" statements with myself and be more assertive with others.

D. I can tell myself, " _____________________________________" whenever I feel others are trying to control or abuse me.

E. I can read _____________________________________________________ to help me feel stronger.

F. I can call ______________________________________________________ as another resource to be of support to me.

G. Other things I can do to help me feel stronger are ______________________ ______________________________________________________________________.

H. I can attend workshops and support groups at the domestic violence program ____________________________ or _____________________________ to gain support and strengthen my relationships with other people.

Introduction
Step 1: Safety during a violent incident.
Step 2: Safety when preparing to leave.
Step 3: Safety in my own residence.
Step 4: Safety with a protection order.
Step 5: Safety on the job and in public.
Step 6: Safety and alcohol or other drug use.
Step 7: Safety and my emotional health.
Step 8: Items to take when leaving.

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