Domestic Violence: A Brief Summary And Analysis

Domestic violence has been an ongoing battle for many years. Writer Alexis Jetter refers to domestic violence as having an “insidiously long half-life” (2013). This means that even though the violence has stopped, the effects can go on 5, 10, 15 and even 20 years later. Many women are either overlooked at the emergency room or are too ashamed to get treated. This leaves women with many physical health problems but unfortunately problems can also be emotional and spiritual. No matter the financial status, living situation, education levels, or nationality, all women can be affected by domestic violence. Domestic violence is often undiagnosed because health care professionals are too rushed in emergency rooms or damage is not visible. Medical costs due to domestic violence cause ranges from $25 billion to $59 billion annually; Jetter (2013) takes a look at the long-term effects of domestic violence and the statistics behind it.

Many women who have faced domestic violence can have post-trauma stress disorder. Jetter’s reffers to a 47 year old woman who spent 14 years working with a trauma therapist to work on her post trauma stress disorder at night. She still remembers the sound of her skull hitting the walls and the black holes

A person establishes their spirituality through internal and external factors like discovery, this gives the person existence (Drumm et al,.2013). One of our needs in nature is to have the idea that it is necessary to hold onto something (Drumm et al,.2013). During violence, spirituality is used as a resource for coping with their surroundings (Drumm et al,.2013). If a woman is in spiritual distress then they may lose their need and not be able to cope. Many turn to a spiritual resources to give hope or faith that they will overcome their situation. If a woman is in spiritual distress, they can give up trying to leave or fix their current situation of