"Abuse in any form is a behavior that seeks to subjugate and control the other person in a relationship. While our picture of abuse is usually restricted to physical abuse, emotional abuse is just as rampant in a bad abusive relationship as physical abuse. In fact unlike in a physically abusive relationship where you can see the marks, emotional abuse leaves scars of humiliation and distress that is difficult to see but is just as harmful to a person. Most people describe the relationship with an emotional abuser as a feeling of "walking on eggshells". This is because of the use of control tactics by the abuser such as fear, humiliation, intimidation, guilt, coercion and manipulation. The problem is that most of these psychological tactics are difficult to identify and thus, hard to deal with even by the victim himself/herself. However, the most common signs of emotional and psychological abuse is the chipping away of the feelings of self-worth and independence. This is accompanied by feelings of helplessness and the sense of being chained to the relationship.
Verbal assaults be it berating, belittling, criticizing, name calling, screaming or threatening are some of the most common signs of emotional abuse in a relationship. This leads to depression, feelings of worthlessness, low self worth and low self esteem, nervousness, pessimistic behavior and even substance abuse in certain cases." Article source: www.buzzle.com
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