Healthy Relationships
Harlan Counseling 2020
Let's start off by reviewing the term "relationship."
Types of Relationships
So now let me ask you some questions, and I want you to reflect about the relationships that you are in.
So what did you find??? There are POSITIVES... and there are NEGATIVES.... Haters gonna Hate... Right?
Let's take a short quiz to find out how much you know about the statistics that follows teen dating violence.
Teen Dating Violence Quiz
How common is teen dating violence?
What to look for in a HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP-
What makes a relationship unhealthy - or even abusive?
- Healthy relationships are based on equality and respect. You make decisions together and can openly discuss whatever you’re dealing with, like relationship problems and sexual choices. You enjoy spending time together but can be happy apart.
Respect • Healthy communication • Trust • Honesty • Equality
- Unhealthy relationships are based on attempts to control the other person. One person tries to make most of the decisions. He or she may pressure their partner. In an unhealthy relationship, you feel like you should only spend time with your partner.
Breaks in communication • Pressure • Dishonesty • Struggles for control
- Abusive relationships are based on an imbalance of power and control. One person is making all of the decisions about friend groups, boundaries, even what’s true and what’s not. You spend all of your time together and feel like you can’t talk to other people, especially about what’s really happening in your relationship.
Accusations • Blame shifting • Isolation Pressure • Manipulation
Your Relationship Rights
Whether you’re in a relationship or just thinking about dating, remember your rights:
- You have the right to privacy, both online and off
- You have the right to feel safe and respected
- You have the right to decide who you want to date or not date
- You have the right to say no at any time
- You have the right to hang out with your friends and family and do the things that you enjoy, without your partner getting jealous or controlling
- You have the right to leave a relationship that isn’t right or healthy for you
- You have the right to live free from violence and abuse
Getting Help....
Click here to be linked to resources through the Bexar County Family Justice Center
Click here to be linked to additional Domestic Violence resources in Bexar County
Click here to be linked to resources to get help for yourself
Click here to get help for someone else
Also, you can call 866-331-9474 to talk with someone or text loveis to 22522