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[mnichols4]

why do people think that abuse i just when u put ur hands on someone ?what about mental abuse i think its just as bad .what do you guys think ?do u think a person can be messed up with mental abuse as well ?idk im just asking i know some people thats going threw this an i tried to give the best advise as i can about it but what can u do

[sbenkoski]

Mental abuse i think is worse than any thing, a punch can heal 99% of the time. I'd much rather get hit than deal with head games.  Just how I look at this, I've seen way to much of both.

[JaniceSW]

I could write a great deal on this but all I'm going to say is that long-term abuse can "smash" someone's self-esteem and is usually aimed at making that person feel "less-than."  On the flip side, it is done by a person who actually feels "less-than" theirself so that they can feel superior or/and in control.  Therapy is needed on both sides usually.  If the abuser won't acknowledge what they are doing and get help, the other person needs to get out of the situation.  It could lead to physical abuse eventually as well.

[surveypro2016]

Verbal abuse is just as bad as physical. I have prided myself in never being "hit" by a man. But, my ex husband was a mean drunk who never hit me but abused me verbally. I didn't realize it was happening until our divorce! Once I got out it took several years for me to "heal".

[davissy]

This reminds me of when the Amber Heard video was leaked (released?).  So many people were defending Johnny Depp, saying his behavior was not abusive since he didn't hit her.  Like, "if he's abusive, he'd have hit her when he found out she's video taping it!!!".  In my opinion, if you're made to feel unsafe in your own home by your husband, it's abuse.

[bretay]

i have been through both as a child by my mother..my mother went through both with my father and stepfathers..my father was the mental abuser and the rest physical..both are hard to deal with.but to me mental is worse..bruises heal but those words never go away..

[ccandpam]

Mental abuse is by far the worst kind of abuse. Wounds heel, but your mental state never does.

[amyDAST]

Mental abuse i think is worse than any thing, a punch can heal 99% of the time. I'd much rather get hit than deal with head games.  Just how I look at this, I've seen way to much of both.

Agree with you 100%!!!! Hurting physically is wrong BUT mental abuse is such a deep battle on the victims mind.

[Bonami]

Any type of abuse is bad but mental abuse is much harder for the victim to get it to stop because it is usually ongoing for a long period of time. Mental abuse is also tougher for the victim to get the help since it is hard for others to see what is happening. 

[tnshpalmer85]

All abuse is bad but I think mental abuse affects the person the worst. Sometimes they never get over it or little things can remind them of the mental abuse and they relive it all over again in their mind.