There is all types of abuse

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Permalink Reply by Andrea on June 9, 2008 at 2:21pm

I think Sexual Abuse is the worst. But I have friends who have dealt with physical and Emotional abuse also. When you think about the overall picture, they are all VERY bad.

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Permalink Reply by kristin rockey on June 9, 2008 at 3:48pm

I have to agree that sexual abuse is horrible. Especially when you think about children and how it affects them their whole lives! Yes, they are all horrible!

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Permalink Reply by Jose Damaso Ramon on February 16, 2009 at 10:35pm

I want to join this group, because every human being should be free of abuse of any kind, no matter if it is body or soul related.
Emotional scars might be so terrible it is very difficult to imagine. Physical scars are visible and in some cases devastating.
I would love to learn how to return to that moment when humans were so spiritual and builders of dream like societies when love was the real force.
Now I understand that we are living in a world where violence is around every one of us. However, i do not accept this reality . So let us join our minds and souls with the purpose of building a planet full of health, prosperity, love and happiness for everybody.
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Permalink Reply by Susan Lucas on June 9, 2008 at 2:58pm

We've had this conversation sooo many times but for the others here I'll give you my personal insight on the subjet.

While all forms of abuse are horrid for the person subjected to them I personally believe that Emotional Abuse is the worst. There are no physical signs letting those closest to you know 100% for sure that something is wrong. Emotional abuse doesn't leave visible scars and often is much harder to over come than Sexual or Physical Abuse.

Emotional abuse attacks to heart and sole of a person. In the beginning its just a few comments here and there but then they progress to belittling a person, making them question their each and every action until the person no longer knows or even worse cares who they are. Sexual and Physical Abuse can happen repeated but in most cases Emotional Abuse lasts a life-time.

Being strong enough to see it, being strong enough to over come it and being strong enough to believe you will survive are the only medications you have to recover.

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Permalink Reply by kristin rockey on June 9, 2008 at 3:51pm

Agreed..emotional abuse is something one can almost never get over! I think through any type of abuse you suffer emotional abuse. Physical...you wonder why a person would do this, how could you stop it, your self esteem is gone and your body is worn to pieces! Sexual..self esteems is damaged, trust is gone, your body may be physically abused, but emotional damage is the worst...this is where you will always have to live with what someone else took out on your body. Not to mention the guilt you feel when this happens to you.
Thank you for the responses....Kristin

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Permalink Reply by Maureen Rocks on July 12, 2008 at 6:22pm

I feel the WORSE is emotional abuse. I have been through all 3 & the worse was the emotional abuse. The abuse happened 27 years ago & at times I still cry over the emotion abuse. When I was beated or sexually attacked, after a time I forgot about them BUT the emotional NEVER & still to this day causes me to have problems in my relationships. As I write this I am crying AND I know that the WORDS that were said by my EX & my MOM were not TRUE & were just said to HURT me. Both of them have crossed over {R.I.P.} BUT I am here bawling. Go figure.
HUGS
Maureen

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Permalink Reply by Amy on July 14, 2008 at 1:42pm

All of them if i had to pick one i would say sexually

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Permalink Reply by Melissa:Admin on August 28, 2008 at 9:48pm

Having been subject to all 3 at some point in my life, often at coinciding times, I am not sure if I can lable one as "the worse". I do know that, from my personal experience, the emotional seems to be the most difficult to deal with for me. My physical wounds have healed, the scars have become faded, but all it takes is for one person to say one word that even remotely hints at the horror that I endured and I break down.

I am in an emotional and verbally abusive relationship right now as well. And being in a physically abusive relationship not to many years ago, almost seemed easier to deal with in relation to what I have gone through and am going thru.

I have recovered physically from past relationships, but emotionally, I am still fragile, often battling depression.

So when it comes down to what is worse, they all 3 are horrible, but for me, its emotional that seems to hit me the hardest

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Permalink Reply by Debra M-V on November 30, 2008 at 8:52pm

So often, abuse crosses descriptions and adds other facets, like financial. What may start out as controlling and emotional very often moves along the abuse continuum to become physical and, or sexual and increases in severity with every cycle. The one thing you can be sure of is, it won't stop until something changes and as 95% of male abusers re-offend, that usually means leaving.

I've been there like you and I've been a DV advocate in shelters. My best advice to those who did the amazingly hard and brave job of leaving (multiple times, like me maybe?) is to trust your instincts early in your next relationship and if he moves too fast, sweeping you off your feet, claiming all your time, be careful! Those are red flags.

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