Tag: hurts

by Brenda Branson (Hanson, Kentucky) Copyright © 2004 All Rights Reserved Most people think “abuse” is just physical attacks such as hitting, punching, kicking, pulling hair, twisting limbs, pinching, slapping, biting, etc.There are many other types of abusive behavior which hurt just as much or more than physical abuse.  Just because an abuser stops hitting his spouse doesn’t mean he has stopped being abusive.  Here are other varieties of abuse which are just as destructive as physical abuse:         Emotional Abuse—Name-calling, mind games, “crazy-making,” belittling, shaming, extreme manipulation, coercion. ·        Economic Abuse—Withholding money as punishment and making partner beg for necessities, demanding […]