Is There Really Such Thing As Emotional Abuse?

» kluke42 - Emotional Abuse is real...

I am a survivor and still continue to fight the battle of emotional abuse. I have found that, as the article suggests, acknowledging that the abuse actually exists, is an important step. Once this is done, one can move on to healing and adjusting the situation. Telling others is a big thing, too...because once others know, the abuser has less control and less of a pull. It doesn't have to be authorities, but friends, co=workers, pastors, family....etc. This gets the word out, and the abuser may feel embarrassed and realize his mistakes. The other thing that helped me tremendously, was developing my own tactics and preparing for the battle. I became strong in my own self worth, self confidence...and let him know that it was not going to be tolerated any longer, and that I was better than that. I did leave a couple times...but came back. But the decision to come back was with the determination that the same old behavior was not going to be allowed. I had to become strong in my own convictions and beliefs in order to affect change in him. It is not completely gone, but it has dramatically decreased. The difference this time, is that I can handle it with my own "fightin words" and have a new found confidence that it cannot hurt me or instill in me those "victim" mentalities. He knows it. I am a strong believer in not allowing anyone to treat us badly or make us feel less than who we are.

-- posted by kluke42

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