You must decide if and when you will tell others that you have been abused and that you may be at continued risk. Friends, family, and co-workers can help to protect you. Consider carefully which people to invite to help secure your safety.

I might do any of the following:

A. I can inform my boss, the security supervisor, and ______________ at work of my situation.

B. I can ask ______________ to help screen my telephone calls at work.

C. When leaving work, I can ______________.

D. When driving home, if problems occur, I can ______________.

E. If I use public transit, I can ______________.

F. I will go to different grocery stores and shopping malls to conduct my business and shop at hours that are different than those when residing with my abuser.

G. I can use a different bank and take care of my banking at hours different from those I used when residing with my abuser.

H. I can ask a friend ______________ to call and check on me at specified times of the day or have an agreement to call a friend at specified times of the day to check in.

I. I can also ______________.

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