| "I'm depressed!" This is such a common statement | | | | A lot of victims turn to drugs and alcohol to numb |
| made by victims of emotional abuse. The effects of | | | | their pain which ends up adding financial strain to their |
| emotional abuse are long term and affect every | | | | situation; which in its self is a huge stressor. The end |
| aspect of a person's life. Nobody deserves to be | | | | result is not only do these victims need to overcome |
| abused in any way and nobody deserves to live with | | | | self-esteem issues, now they also have to overcome |
| the consequences of emotional abuse. | | | | an addiction; these two combined, cause serious |
| These victims have low self-esteem, low self-worth, | | | | turmoil in a persons' life. |
| are depressed and withdrawn, antisocial and can | | | | In my opinion, the saddest part is these victims feel |
| suffer from real health issues; both physical and | | | | so horrible about themselves; they start to believe |
| emotional and their employment can suffer. Emotional | | | | that they are not worth being happy and loved and |
| abuse is very real and more common than people | | | | simply accept their unhappiness as normal. Or worse, |
| realize. | | | | they don't even realize they are being abused and |
| The effects of this abuse, are long term and difficult | | | | simply live unhappy day in and day out. |
| to overcome. When a person has been put down, | | | | For everyone out there; if you are being put down, |
| controlled and made to feel worthless, their | | | | blamed all the time, or controlled in any way, |
| perception of themselves is altered. They truly begin | | | | confront this person and ask them to stop. Tell them |
| to believe their abuser and stop loving themselves | | | | how you are feeling or seek help to overcome this |
| and don't enjoy life to the fullest. Emotional abuse | | | | because you deserve it. Most of all, YOU ARE |
| can come from your partner, mother, and friend, | | | | WORTH IT! |
| boss absolutely anyone that is involved with your life. | | | | |