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What are the possible effects of being in an abusive relationship as a teen or young adult?
Experiencing dating violence or abuse as a teenager or young adult may lead you to:
- do poorly in school;
- not attend school out of fear for your safety;
- engage in unhealthy behaviors, such as binge drinking, smoking, using drugs, or disordered eating;
- engage in unsafe sex practices, which can lead to pregnancy or sexually-transmitted infections;
- develop a negative body image;
- become uncomfortable with your body or sexuality;
- become depressed or suicidal; or
- enter into abusive relationships as an adult.1
1 “Consequences,” Youth.gov
