whats emotional abuse?

Answer 1

Emotional abuse is the most common form of abuse - and yet least talked about. Part of the reason it is so easy for people to overlook is that so that much of what is considered normal and acceptable forms of communication is in fact abusive. Many people don't know that they have been - or are being - emotionally abused. In addition, a lot of emotional abuse doesn't appear to be severe or dramatic, although its effects can be.

Unlike physical or sexual abuse, where a single incident constitutes abuse, emotional abuse is made up of a series of incidents, or a pattern of behavior that occurs over time. Emotional abuse is more than just verbal insults, the most common definition of emotional abuse. Emotional abuse is a series of repeated incidents - whether intentional or not - that insults, threatens, isolates, degrades, humiliates, and/or controls another person.

It may include a pattern of one or more of the following abuses: insults, criticisms, aggressive demands or expectations, threats, rejection, neglect, blame, emotional manipulation and control, isolation, punishment, terrorizing, ignoring, or teasing.

Harassment, physical and sexual abuse, and witnessing abuse of others are also forms of emotional abuse.

Emotional abuse can take place anywhere: at home, at school, in relationships, and in the workplace. Contrary to popular beliefs that bullies are only found in the school yard, many bullies also exist in the workplace.

Answer 2

Emotional abuse is when your called names repeatedly by the same person, or neglect (meaning they just ignore you). Those are the two varing extremes. I know emotional abuse, but I think I find both hard to bear. When my family (not naming) ignores me, I feel like they don't care, and that they wish I were dead. With the other (which I'm not naming) sometimes I start to believe what they're telling me, like I'm stupid and careless and everything is my fault.

Answer 3

Emotional abuse IS alot of things:

GUILT TRIPS
"IF YOU LOVE ME" you will do or do not do, this or that.
NAME CALLING
VERBAL DEGRADATION
and the list just goes on....

Ultimately, it is someone who is trying to own you in WHOLE by appealing to your emotional weaknesses.
Take control, and be not owned by anyone but the GOOD LORD above!!!

God Bless you and keep you in all your ways,
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Answer 4

Ultimate form of Torture...Physical torture has a limit because you eventually die....EMOTIONAL TORTURE goes on and on and on...I think you get the picture.