Verbal Abuse

Equipping yourself with persuasion tactics and techniques for verbal self-defense prevents you from taking any more verbal abuse from your boss, your partner or that rude driver. Read this article to find out how they work.

A look at covert verbal abuse, and withholding abusive behavior.

Verbal abuse may not leave physical scars, but the emotional effects can be longstanding and severe. Learn what verbal abuse is and the problems it can cause.

Do you feel like you're not sure if what you're experiencing is abuse because it's not textbook? Read on and think about if any of this is happening to you. Be your number one cheerleader and live your life.

The definition of verbal abuse is spoken words used with the intent to cause harm. Verbally abusive statements are directed at another person, causing emotional suffering and leading to depression, low self esteem and even thoughts of suicide.

Is someone verbally abusing you? Are you unsure on how to go about in handling the verbal abuse? If you answered "yes" take action to stop being a victim of verbal abuse.

An abusive relationship can mean more than being hit by the person who claims to love or care about you. Emotional and psychological abuse, while not requiring hospital visits, can be as devastating as actual physical violence.

We trivialize the extreme psychological effects of verbal abuse by applying the label too liberally.

That past of criticism led to psychological scars, which lasted long into adulthood. I was one of the lucky ones. As student of psychology, and later a therapist by training I learned to overcome most of the scars.

Words of verbal abuse do not evaporate into the air, they are like seeds implanted into the soul. Depending on how well they're nourished, will determine what grows.

I describe verbal abuse of children, with 10 lessons for people who deal with children

Domestic violence is only a step away from verbal abuse.

By diluting the concentration of this verbal abuse, the relationship will be able to achieve a greater degree of balance and harmony.

Sadly, many individuals that are being verbally abused by a loved one simply are not educated enough on the topic to realize that they are indeed suffering a legitimate form of abuse.

Whenever I go through verbal abuse, my heart breaks into pieces

Repeated verbal abuse can lead to many psychological and emotional problems. My personal experience with suffering verbal abuse is explored inside.

Watching a friend or loved one stay in a verbally abusive relationship is not easy. But just what can you do to help?

Verbal abuse can be just as bad as physical abuse

In the February 1, 2009 issue of Biological Psychiatry a new study was revealed that links the permanent brain damage of adults to their verbal abuse as a child.

When someone is being verbally abused and refuses to acknowledge it, or passes it off as nothing, they are in a deep denial, and you can talk to them until you are blue in the face. It more than likely won't do any good. They honestly cannot see it.

Verbal abuse is not just name-calling and insults. We'll take a look at the different types of verbal abuse.

Words can hurt us a great deal more than sticks and stones. Sticks and stones can break bones, but devastating words can break hearts. A broken spirit is even more difficult to heal.

Verbal abuse in football continues to upset an increasing number of players. Should it be tolerated or outlawed?

Recovering from a verbal abuse within marriage or relationship can be easier, then one can imagine. Trust me it is hard to overcome the garbage which is tossed down your throat day after day from the lips of a verbal abuser but you can do it with little steps.

a brief outline of how a verbally abusive relationship works and the signs to look for.

Verbal abuse damages a person's self-esteem. This article discusses the 14 categories of verbal abuse and how to recognize each type.

An Interview with Gretchen Olson, Author of Call Me Hope

A recent study shows that verbal abuse can be as harmful as physical and non-domestic sexual abuse.

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When it comes to verbal abuse towards children, adults, you need to check it at the door while it is still closed.

On a daily basis I hear the word love thrown around like it's nothing, hearing this brings up the question, do people really know what love means and what it means to love somebody?

When we look at abuse and its tentacles, such as rage and anger, as spiritual instead of natural and deal with it as such, many people and marriages will be saved and delivered.

It is important to recognize the signs of abuse before it ends tragically.