Verbal abuse can be just as harmful as physical abuse and often leaves lasting emotional scars. If you're being verbally abused, it's important to name the behavior and set clear boundaries. If the ...

Among the questions I field from readers is this one which comes up often: “Why did it take me so long to recognize that I was being verbally abused? Was this willful blindness or something else?” ...

The partner is conditioned from early childhood not to trust her feelings and not to recognize the irrationality of verbal abuse. All verbal abuse is irrational. In the context of war, the rationality ...