Let’s deconstruct the story highlighting the shapes of Honour Violence

SCENARIOS

You are meeting someone, maybe secretly, but your relationship is not accepted by your community and you must hide it.
You feel uncomfortable or constrained in the social role you were assigned after your sex
Your loved one belongs to another community or religion
You are attracted to your same sex
You are not free to express your feelings
Homosexuality, relationship between people of different religion or culture or social status or different sexual identity and/or orientation, can affected a person, especially a young person, if his/her community believes all these are dishonourable.

WARNING SIGNS

You feel to be emotionally abused, for example: You feel embarrassed or ashamed
You feel isolated
You feel to be pressured, threatened, or controlled You are forced to change in routines or habits
You are forced to change in behaviour
You have a general lack of confidence, signs of low self-esteem and self-belittling

SOS

The person affected by honour violence can have deeply internalized the idea of being guilty or shameful, making recognition more difficult.
If you or someone you know has experienced honour violence and needs help finding crisis resources, visit the contact session of this app. A way out exists!