Anxiety can also lead the abuser to commit the acts of violence, some abusers use violence as a way to alleviate their own anxieties. Another type of stress that is caused by domestic violence is flashbacks. Throughout the whole lives of many domestic violence victims, flashbacks of the times that they, or a loved one, were abused have caused a disruption in their everyday lives.

             The acts of domestic violence lead to the creation of low self-esteem as well. Low self-esteem is created when the abuser is actually physically abusing the victim. The idea of another person having that amount of power over the victim leads the victim to feel as if they have no place to turn, thus leading them to feel worthless.

             Family domestic violence tends to lead to behavioral problems in the children of the house. The number of cases of attention deficit disorder and several other behavioral problems seems to be higher in children that came from homes where there were consistent cases of domestic violence. .

             Children that come from homes that experience consistent domestic violence seem to take on adult roles very prematurely. The taking on of adult roles can lead to such problem as teen pregnancy and teen violence against each other. The acts of domestic violence take away the childhood of the young victims. .

             Children who become victims of domestic violence often seem to focus their attention to negative activities. The number of children that join gangs has been directly related to some form of domestic violence. Domestic violence often leads children to look for another form of family, the gang. The gang provides most of the companionship that the family should have provided for the child.

             The victims of domestic abuse learn to be the abuser themselves. People who were abused in their childhood are three times more likely to abuse their children. They seem to justify the abuse of their children by saying that they were hit and they came out all right or that getting hit worked for them.