Verbal abuse is a behavior, not a disease

Recognizing abusive behavior - Star Exponent: Columnists: "Verbal abuse is a behavior not a disease.  Emotional abuse is used to control, humiliate, degrade and punish a spouse.  When a woman (or a man) suffers this abuse she starts to change her own behavior to keep her partner happy and at times becomes fearful of her partner.  The happier the partner, the less the spouse has to suffer.  She will doubt herself and her own sense of reality because emotional abuse is meant to cause the victim to question her every thought and behavior."



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Pin by Patricia Moore, LCSW on Verbal Abuse | Pinterest

Here's a Pintrest poster on verbal abuse that was posted by Patricia Moore over on Pintrest. I was drawn to what she put up--it relates to kids--and kids are people too. One of my greatest regrets in raising my daughter is that I was verbally abusive to her when growing up..ugg. Wish I could take so many things back!

Go take a peek at her pin--

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Sticks, stones and slurs

Interesting look at an American saying in the Indian times--how does our language add to us accepting verbal abuse?



Sticks, stones and slurs - The Times of India: "What's public humiliation and a few expletives in comparison? Sticks and stones being more damaging and all."



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You are allowed...

I needed to share this message--



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A letter to my devious ex | Women24

Well, I don't agree with everything this woman says--but then again we don't have to agree with everything--she makes a couple great points--One being that together we can change things about how folks see abusive relationships and next, she has a list of signs that you might be in an abusive relationship. I like her take on it as it is not the same old same old--sort of a fresh look at it...like he treats you as a BIG disappointment.



A letter to my devious ex | Women24: "1. A big disappointment. Your always treated you like you’re a big disappointment. They always pick flaws with what you do.

You try so hard to please them by bending over backwards, because you don’t want to upset them. And most importantly, you crave for their acknowledgement and compliments more than anything else!"



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Powerful Photos Illustrate the Real Damage Done by Verbal Abuse

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ou have got to see these pictures--powerful--a great way to illustrate what verbal abuse and name calling do to us. Please go here and look at each one a share on your face book page--or your own blog!





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Understanding Verbal Abuse | Morningside Recovery

From Morningside comes a basic article discussing verbal abuse and who and how it affects. Other than the fact they use the proverbial word "victim"--it gives a good overview of the problem, some resources, and a way to find treatment. It's worth seeing what they have to offer, maybe calling them. There are some people that actually are so oppressed and wounded that only treatment of some kind will bring them out of it. Check them out.



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