Abuse and violence cross geographical and cultural boundaries and social and economic strata. It is common among the rich and the poor, the well-educated and the less so, the young and the middle-aged, city dwellers and rural folk. It is a universal phenomenon.

Abusers exploit, lie, insult, demean, ignore (the “silent treatment”), manipulate, and control.

There are many ways to abuse. To love too much is to abuse. It is tantamount to treating someone as an extension, an object, or an instrument of gratification. To be over-protective, not to respect privacy, to be brutally honest, with a sadistic sense of humour, or consistently tactless – is to abuse.

To expect too much, to denigrate, to ignore – are all modes of abuse. There is physical abuse, verbal abuse, psychological abuse, sexual abuse. The list is long. Most abusers abuse surreptitiously. They are “stealth abusers”. You have to actually live with one in order to witness the abuse.

Help me spread awareness please follow my website and social media solidarity means much to abuse survivors

let’s spread love, kindness

Soon,

Nikki

Resources:

https://www.confusiontoclaritynow.com/blog/what-is-covert-psychological-and-emotional-abuse

https://www.confusiontoclaritynow.com/blog/what-is-covert-psychological-and-emotional-abuse

https://www.healthyplace.com/personality-disorders/malignant-self-love/definition-of-abuse-emotional-verbal-and-psychological-abuse

https://www.womenslaw.org/about-abuse/abuse-using-technology/all

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