What part of domestic violence hurts the victim the worst?

Answer 1

The constant message that, "You aren't good enough for anything else."

That alone can keep a woman or man trapped in such relationships for decades, and be passed on to children, as well.

Not that it's the abusers job not to say it! Free speech, foul as it may be, is still free. It's that any person would grow up unable to say, "What nonsense! Goodbye!"

Answer 2

The emotional and mental abuse can last for years or a lifetime, long after a person gets out of the relationship. The physical scars heal and can fade away but the mental scars and low self esteem that goes along with the abuse is a hard one to shake. It is hard to start another relationship without having the past rear its ugly head at some point. The person who has been abused has lost something so precious to them, the ability to feel the innocence of love, the beauty of love two people can share, and knowing they are worth loving. It takes someone very special, patient and caring to be able to restore that in the person who has been a victim of abuse.

Answer 3

The phony pretending of the mass media and the liberals that the "poor thing" deserves our sympathy (which IS true) but they wish to keep the victim down to prove how terrible things are. People don't need a hand out; they need a hand up.
If public schools were doing their jobs, they would teach proper behavior instead of promoting bullies in school and telling parents "they will just have to get used to it", "that's life". That is only that way because public schools teach bullyism and violence.
People need to show sympathy, not crocodile tears, but real, genuine feelings, which cannot be done through Government programs.
If you know of anyone in this deplorable situation, get involved.

Answer 4

The part that has you thinking that someone you love could do this. How it destroys who you are and your children simply because of their own problems. It is not up to the school to teach children right from wrong, but parents do not do it and alot of them are living in the same cycle. Police do not do enough and this cycle ends for some when either the spouse or partner is dead. I see this in the prison where many of the ladies were protecting themself and children. That paper did nothing to protect

Answer 5

I would think it's the emotional mental part that would damage the most because wounds heal but mental scars can last a lifetime without support from family, friends or a therapist.

Answer 6

The continued psychlogical battering of the victim.

There are a number of sites that may be helpful:

www.ndvh.org, www.ncadv.org, www.abanet.org/domviol/home.html

And more can be found with a Yahoo Search: domestic violence

Good luck.

Answer 7

Probably when a husband encourages a girlfriend to ram cigars into herself, right in front of his wife.
UNLESS.......his wife enjoys watching it, and encourages it!!!!