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BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES - Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie

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During intense verbal abuse, the victim usually suffers from low<br />

self-worth and low self-esteem. As a result, victims may fall into clinical<br />

<strong>de</strong>pression and post-traumatic stress disor<strong>de</strong>r.<br />

Verbal abuse starting from a young age contributes to inferiority<br />

complex, machismo attitu<strong>de</strong>s, and other negative behaviors that plague<br />

many people into senior age.<br />

People who feel they are being attacked by a verbal abuser on a<br />

regular basis should seek professional counsel and remove themselves<br />

from the negative environment whenever possible. Staying around verbal<br />

abusers is damaging for a person's overall well-being, and all steps to<br />

change the situation should be pursued.<br />

The way to recognize signs of verbal abuse in an unhealthy<br />

relationship is to simply know what a healthy relationship looks like.<br />

Consi<strong>de</strong>r the things people value in a healthy and strong relationship.<br />

These could be respect, acceptance, trustworthiness, and honesty with the<br />

freedom and safety to express oneself within healthy boundaries. When we<br />

think about what constitutes a healthy relationship, it becomes easier to<br />

i<strong>de</strong>ntify when we are in an unhealthy relationship.<br />

Signs of verbal abuse exhibited by the abuser are:<br />

Actions of ignoring, ridiculing, disrespecting, and criticizing<br />

others consistently.<br />

A manipulation of words.<br />

Purposeful humiliation of others.<br />

Accusing others falsely for the purpose of manipulating a person's<br />

<strong>de</strong>cision making.<br />

Manipulating people to submit to un<strong>de</strong>sirable behavior.<br />

Making others feel unwanted and unloved.<br />

Threatening to leave the family <strong>de</strong>stitute.<br />

Placing the blame and cause of the abuse onto others.<br />

Isolating a person from some type of support system, consisting of<br />

friends or family.<br />

Harassment<br />

Threatening to do any type of harm to a family member or friend<br />

Once the victim i<strong>de</strong>ntifies and recognizes the signs of verbal<br />

abuse, the victim can be more proactive in finding help. If left too long in<br />

an abusive relationship, the person will start feeling hopeless.<br />

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