Enough Is Enough Divorce and Emotional Abuse

Title:
Enough Is Enough: Divorce and Emotional Abuse
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Summary:
This article is about emotional abuse in a married relationship. Emotional abuse is a form of

Keywords:
emotional abuse, depression, counselling, divorce

Article Body:
Men and women deal with a lot of abuse in the family.
strongest yet the most subtle of all.

But unlike any form of domestic violenc

It is too subtle that sometimes even the abused partner

of abuse leaves no identifying physical evidence, yet leaves a lasting mark to the abused pers

Emotional Abuse

Emotional abuse may be described as subjecting a partner consistently to insult, embar

Emotional abuse may manifest itself in many different forms: from something as simple as mock

or faith, or telling them nobody wants or likes them; to something as demeaning as telling a p
the extent of threatening to hurt a partner or their family.

People subjected to emotional ab

criticized, and often faulted for every little thing they do.

Domineering partners use emotional abuse to control, degrade, humiliate, or punish a p
comparable to how prison guards manipulate prisoners of war being cooperative.

They use isola

external support from friends and family, making victims dependent to the abusers.
to force a partner to submission.

Abusers al


Abusive partners use negative criticism to demean a partner

and abilities.

Victims of emotional abuse often manifest the following symptoms:
.Depression.
.Fearfulness
.Withdrawal.
.Social isolation
.Suicidal tendency
.Feeling of guilt and shame

Because partners are constantly exposed to ideas of being worthless, they start believing the
develop low self-esteem and eventually develop the symptoms mentioned above.

Abusive relationships usually cycle around 4 phases:

Phase 1, tension building.


This is when the tension begins,communication starts falling apart

intense need to please or placate an abuser.
Phase 2, incident.

This is when the actual verbal and emotional abuse happens.

The abuser st

arguing with the victim. The abuser threatens and intimidates the victim.
Phase 3, reconciliation.

This is when the abuser apologizes for what he´s said and done.

He

victim, denying any abuse he´s done, or says that what he did wasn´t that bad as the victim th
Phase 4, calm.

This is when the incident is forgotten.


The relationship is at peace, and no

victim.

Resolving emotional abuse
In a relationship, both partners should learn to say when enough is enough.
both parties, especially for the children.
behaviour when he has his own family.

An abusiv

Children who grew up in an abusive domestic enviro

As parents, it is necessary to work on resolving emotio

possible before it destroys the entire family.

Of course it is natural for an emotionally abu


undergo counseling, denying the fact the he is subjecting his partner to such abuse.

However,

the family, certain steps must be taken to stop the abuse.

.Counseling.

Both partners need to talk to a trusted therapist or counsellor to discuss the o

abusive behaviour.Counseling also helps regain trust, confidence, and self-esteem

.Trial separation. Some time away from each other to understand the importance of each partner
sometimes helpful to make the abuser aware of his mistakes.
.Divorce.

If an abusive partner refuses to acknowledge the fact that he is manipulating and

partner,it is time to let go of the relationship and start life anew.


Love is supposed to help us grow, not trap us like a prisoner.
speak up.

If you feel like you´re being

It is never ok to let yourself be subjected to so much abuse.

divorce, try to work it out first.

It is not advisable

With the right help, you might still be able to rebuild a

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