Heidi Simmons
Certified Life Coach
In Part 1 of our series on emotional and verbal abuse, we defined emotional abuse as negative and hurtful behavior used to control, belittle, show indifference and undermine another person. Verbal abuse is a systematic, ongoing use of harmful words, which includes bullying, yelling, ridiculing and false accusations.
Both behaviors are manipulative and work in tandem, to crush the confidence and self-worth of another. Whether inflicted by a spouse, family member, co-worker, boss or friend, to stop this vicious “cycle” of abuse takes awareness, tools and strength to set new boundaries and enforce them.
Let us now identify the different “types of arrows found in an abusers quill” and why they use them.
Gaslighting: A technique used to undermine
