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New Film Adds Insights Into The Myth About Alcohol Making Men Violent To Women
And we're making the point with women who've been directly impacted because victims of abuse will relate best to those who've had similar experiences," said Ira Hutchison, the head of NMU's sociology/social work department and the project director.
"You can sober up an intoxicated spouse abuser, but you're still left with a sober spouse abuser," he added.
Making a similar point in the documentary, Shawn Hatch, director of clinical services for Marquette General Hospital's Behavioral Health, said: "I ask women in these situations if they've been around a lot of men who drink. They say, 'Why, yes I have.' It might be fathers, brothers, uncles, friends at school or at work; lots of men.
When I ask how many of them were violent toward them, it's one or two. You see the wheels turning when they say, 'Oh my gosh, you're right. It wasn't the drinking that made him abuse me. I was involved with a man with a drinking problem who also happened to be a perpetrator of domestic violence.'"
Two prevalent themes emerge from the video: men often blame their abusive behavior on alcohol to avoid accepting personal responsibility for their actions; and many female victims turn to alcohol as a coping mechanism, despite the fact it makes them more prone to physical harm.
One of the survivors, "Sarah," endured two abusive relationships and slipped into alcoholism.
"The only way you can actually numb yourself is to drink or use some other substance. To me, drinking was the best. You're more flexible. If you're going to be thrown down the stairs or something, you're not tense so you don't tend to hurt as much.
That was just my way of self-medicating. The more I drank, the more he beat me up. It was just a vicious cycle. I couldn't imagine going through some of the things I went through sober. I probably wouldn't be sitting here right now," she said.
The DVD includes the 30-minute documentary and 30 minutes of special features offering advice and information on learned behavior, substance abuse therapy, success stories and responses from law enforcement and ER nurses. It has both English and Spanish-language options.
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