motional abuse, while it leaves no marks, can sometimes be the hardest type of abuse to understand in a relationship. Its hard to imagine that someone who loves you could abuse you -- and besides, its just words, right? Its not like youre being BEATEN. Sad truth is, while broken bones heal, the wounds left from emotional abuse can last a lifetime. Emotional abuse is a form of abuse in which a partner uses verbal assault, fear, or humiliation to undermine the other persons self-esteem and self-worth. Emotional abuse is every bit as damaging as physical abuse. Here are some signs youre in an emotionally abusive relationship: 1) Youre afraid to tell your partner about a normal happening - your car needs brakes, your boss made you work overtime - because youre not sure how he will react. 2) When you do talk to your significant other, he puts you down and makes you feel stupid. 3) You make yourself available to your partner no matter what the personal cost - just to avoid a confrontation. 4) You no longer want to bring your significant other around your friends or family because youre afraid he will berate you and humiliate you in front of your loved ones. 5) Youve begun to believe that youre the crazy one -- that youre the one with the problem. 6) When talking about an accomplishment - a promotion or something equally exciting - your partner sneers at you, putting you down, mocking your achievement rather than celebrating it. 7) You feel helpless, like youre trapped in the relationship. 8) Your partner treats you like an object, like property, not like a person with real feelings. 9) Your partner keeps a tight control on all things: money, the phone, using the car, who you see and what you do. 10) If you fight back, your significant other blames you for the abusive behavior. If you werent so dumb, I wouldnt have to yell at you. 11) Youve begun to see yourself as worthless -- just like your partner tells you you are. 12) Youll go out of your way to please your significant other, no matter how much you have to sacrifice. If that means staying up all night to wash the floor, so be it. It beats the lecture. 13) Youre in complete isolation. Your partner doesnt want you around your friends or family and has convinced you that THEY are the ones who are abusive to you - not him. 14) Youve begun to feel as though you deserve to be treated badly. If you were a better person, you wouldnt make him so mad! 15) You find yourself having to rush to his defense whenever he is brought up in conversation. You make excuses for his behavior regardless of the situation. If youre in an emotionally abusive relationship or even if you think youre being abused but its not bad enough to do anything about it, remember: it is. No one deserves to be treated this way, and everyone is worthy of respect. Even you.
Posted on: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 21:29:11 +0000
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