Who Notices

Recently I watched videos stating that society sometimes does not see when women are in domestic violent relationships. This kept me thinking maybe that is why many women do not want to admit or reach for help when they are in these types of relationships. If we see a bruised on a person we do not always associate it with her being in an abusive relationship or that she has been hurt by her partner, and maybe that is where we come at fault. I know the question to someones love one, friend, and etc is hard to ask about being hurt by their partner. However, maybe these women need for people to reach out in order for them seek for some kind of help. Knowing that people have your side and are there for any type of support can make a big significance for anyone to do something in their life. Based on a study of Nancy K. Snugg, Robert S. Thompson, Diane C. Thompson, Roland Maiuro, and Federick P. Rivers suggest that not all physicians and nurses know how to handle the thought of domestic violence, causing patients feeling unable to open up or prepared to handle the situation. By making our physicians properly ready to approach the idea of domestic violence to their patients, they are telling them I am here, feel comfortable to tell me, and I will help you. I can see how this is another factor in why women might stay, because maybe they don't have people to lean, and depend on for help.