1. This shows the aim of psychological abuse which shows the abuser aim.
This is all the types of emotional abuse.
Shows how you feel.
This says that emotional abuse can lead to physical abuse.
Emotional abuse includes verbal abuse such as yelling, name-calling, blaming, and shaming.
Isolation, intimidation, and controlling behaviour also fall under emotional abuse. Additionally,
abusers who use emotional or psychological abuse often throw in threats of physical violence or
other repercussions if you don’t do what they want.
This says that emotional abuse is worse than physical abuse.
Taken from psychologicaltoday on the 20/09/15 written bySteven Stosny, Ph.D.
This means that it is more painful than physical abuse.
This shows the effects of emotional abuse are much worse than physical abuse.
The other factor that makes emotional abuse so devastating is the greater likelihood that victims
will blame themselves. If someone hits you, it's easier to see that he or she is the problem, but if
the abuse is subtle - saying or implying that you're ugly, a bad parent, stupid, incompetent, not
worth attention, or that no one could love you - you are more likely to think it's your problem.
Emotional abuse seems more personal than physical abuse, more about you as a person, more
about your spirit. It makes love hurt.
This says that emotional abuse hits you harder.
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Explains what it is and what they do.
Partners who stonewall may not overtly put anyone down. Nevertheless, they punish by refusing
even to think about their partners' perspectives. If they listen at all, they do so dismissively or
impatiently.
Disengaging partners say, "Do whatever you want, just leave me alone." They're often
workaholics, couch potatoes, flirts, or obsessive about something. They try to deal with their
2. workaholics, couch potatoes, flirts, or obsessive about something. They try to deal with their
sense of inadequacy about relationships by simply not trying—since no attempt means no failure.
Both stonewalling and disengaging tactics can make you feel:
Unseen and unheard;
This shows how silent emotinal abuse makes you feel.
Like you don't count;
Like a single parent.
Taken from psychologicaltoday on the 20/09/15 written bySteven Stosny, Ph.D