What Is Verbal and Emotional Abuse?
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What Is Verbal Abuse?
What is verbal abuse? A control technique used to coerce you to do & say what the abuser wants you to do and say. Verbal abuse systematically erases you and replaces your sweet soul with…
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Am I Abused? (A Quiz)
Victims in abusive relationships wake up every morning wondering if the abuser will be nice that day. The abuser does not have bad days. Abuser’s have consistent bad behaviors. This Am I Abused Quiz can…
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About Abuse
What Are Other Words for Abuse? You might hear abuse called many things: Have a specific question? Start with the domestic abuse and violence FAQs. Who Is Abused? Abusers target any person (adult or child)…
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I Can’t Make Him Be Nice, So I Can’t Make Him Angry
I feel anxious tonight. I woke up anxious this morning. I could be anxious about this weekend in general. The boys are spending Saturday night with their father. I am anxious about things I cannot control and…
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You’re a Housewife. Be Grateful Dammit. And Smile.
To my husband, I am a housewife. He said so. He rejected any other role because none of them bring home any money. And after rejecting me wholly (since housewife is only a fraction of…
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My Temper Tantrum and How I’ll Handle Anger in the Future
I threw a temper tantrum I used abusive anger. I’m ashamed of myself, but instead of wallowing in that, I want to fix it. Here’s how I’m going to do that.
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Resisting Persuasion: AKA How to Verbally Abuse Someone
WHAT? I asked myself why “resisting persuasion” and “verbal abuse tactics” were one and the same. The only logical explanation that I can currently come up with is that he uses these tactics because he…
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I See the Best in You
And I remember that he paused, maybe only for half a second, but as if he realized how crazy this argument was. As if, in that half second, he came face to face with the…
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Entitled Men – Why Might Some Men Abuse the Ones They Love?
Entitled men are those who believe they deserve respect from others because they’re male. Entitled men have no excuse to be abusive, but this could be a reason why they choose to control women, children…