If you are experiencing abuse, you may be worrying a lot about your relationship.   You may be finding it hard to cope with their behaviour, and you may have started to feel down. When people experience abuse it can make them feel lots of different emotions. They may feel sad, depressed, stressed, guilty, tearful, anxious or scared.

Sometimes partners can use your stress and worry to make you feel worthless.  They may have called you mad or unstable.  This is unacceptable behaviour.  Feeling as if you're to blame for the abuse can make you feel even more down about your situation.

If you leave your partner you may find that the feelings of depression get better but you may also become stressed due to the experiences you have had.  If you are worried about how you are feeling, here is a link to information for young people for depression and other mental health issues.

A young person's introduction to mental health