The affects of domestic violence do not stop when the cuts and bruises heal. The psychological affects of domestic violence can be seen long after the violence has stopped. Many of the criminals that are locked up institutions blame their violent acts on the violence that they were victims of when they were young. It is devastating for a child to witness its mother, or father, getting beat. Violence in the home tends to desensitize family members to all other types of violence, thus making it easier to witness, or even commit acts of violence. No matter what the causes of domestic violence are, there is one idea that all people tend to agree upon; it must be stopped as soon as possible. .

             One of the most devastating psychological affects of domestic violence on children is the fact that battering leads to emotional abandonment. If a child is abused, or witnesses abuse, they seem to lose trust in the person who is committing the abuse. Quite often the child feels as if they no one to turn to in times of personal distress, thus making them keep all of their emotions and problems inside. .

             Another major emotional affect of domestic violence is that the people that live in a house of violence always live in fear. The fear that the victims feel often seems to take over their lives, thus not allowing them to concentrate on much else. The threats that go hand and hand with domestic violence often do not get carried out, however it is the idea of them getting that leads to the fear.

             Yet another psychological affect of domestic violence is the fact that violence creates constant anxiety in the home. Domestic violence has been linked to panic attacks, as well as several cases of anxiety attacks. The stress that the victim feels is very profound, they tend to blame themselves rather that the abuser, thus leading them to constantly think of ways that they can change themselves in order to stop the violence.