Is emotional abuse worse than physical abuse?

We tend to monitor our bodies and our physical health far more than we do our emotional health. For example, we get yearly physical check-ups but the idea of getting a 'psychological check-up' is completely foreign to us. read more

Sometimes emotional abuse is worse than physical abuse. When we were growing up our house was like the Gestapo. Our every move was thwarted by stern rules. No one was allowed to feel good about themselves. That was a cardinal sin punishable by lecture after lecture about your behavior and how bad it was. read more

The scars of emotional abuse can be deeper than the scars of physical abuse. Also, you can escape physical abuse but never can escape emotional abuse. The most extreme abusers will use the court systems and attorneys (which is called abuse by proxy) to continue the emotional abuse even after a vicitm has moved hundreds of miles away. I know. read more