Emotional Abuse?!
Question: Is there such a thing? My boyfriend makes me cry all the time and I realized, I'm always depressed from him, i know there is physical abuse, but can this be emotional abuse? He is constantly putting me down, or doing things that make me feel bad about myself. There is rarely a happy moment, but when there is I love it.. When he isn't making me upset, it's great, but that is rarely... help?
Answers: Is there such a thing? My boyfriend makes me cry all the time and I realized, I'm always depressed from him, i know there is physical abuse, but can this be emotional abuse? He is constantly putting me down, or doing things that make me feel bad about myself. There is rarely a happy moment, but when there is I love it.. When he isn't making me upset, it's great, but that is rarely... help?
Yes there is such thing on emotional abuse! Right now you are being subjected to it. I know you don't want to leave him but for that month that you arn't happy without him could mean a year being with someone else and being happy. If he makes you cry every time you see him hes not much a a boyfriend then. You deserve better cause in the end your the one getting hurt. I wish you all the best, and hope you get out of that relationship before it does lead to physical abuse.!
Courrie
There is absolutely such a thing as emotional abuse - and be careful - because it's not unusual for it to escalate to physical abuse. If you let someone get away with the emotional stuff - they'll just keep right on. You've gotta ask yourself if it's better to feel bad most of the time or to risk being alone for a while in the hopes of being happier by yourself or finding someone who doesn't need to tear you down to feel better.
Honey, there is Definitely emotional abuse. Its a very stealth, covert operation on his part. They become masters of the ways to make you insane, depressed, unsure of yourself, its baaaaaad business. I've been through it, and I found myself on the edge of my balcony ready to jump. And I'm a hardass. Don't let it go any further. Back away from him as soon as possible.
Here is the flat out definition of emotional abuse. It is real and maybe you should think about what you want out of life. It is too short to spend with someone who rarely makes you happy.
Psychological abuse or emotional abuse refers to the humiliation or intimidation of another person, but is also used to refer to the long-term effects of emotional shock.
Psychological abuse can take the form of physical intimidation, controlling through scare tactics and oppression. It is often associated with situations of power imbalance, such perhaps as the situations of abusive relationships and child abuse; however, it can also take place on larger scales, such as Group psychological abuse, racial oppression and bigotry. A more "mild" case might be that of workplace abuse. Workplace abuse is a large cause of workplace-related stress, which in turn is a strong cause of illness, both physical and mental.
When a child is emotionally abused, some may not even recognize it, and make it seem like everyday behavior. When in fact, it can have serious long term effects on the child at hand.
There need not be an agitator for psychological abuse to occur