| Some people think that emotional abuse is vague. | | | | out. It comes from a place of vulnerability, irritability |
| They say it's hard to define, hard to identify and | | | | or both. |
| simply can't be seen. Not so! | | | | 2) It's not yours to control. |
| Emotional abuse is as clear as your feelings when | | | | The emotional abuser owns, operates and controls |
| they are felt. It's the smothering of or dismantling of | | | | his/her emotional battering. While you may be led to |
| your inner well-being, your self-inspired passions, your | | | | believe that you caused it and thereby are |
| inner knowing of what is true for you. | | | | responsible for preventing it, it's not yours to control. |
| You know when it's happening by the impact it has | | | | 3) Its impact is what you control. |
| on your inner world. You may even be aware of the | | | | What you do control is the impact it has on you. You |
| behaviors associated with it when it's in play. | | | | control the way you interpret it, the way you |
| For most people, what's unknown is how to stop it | | | | process it and the way it lives in you. |
| and how to recover from spirit-breaking, emotional | | | | If you are a victim of spousal emotional abuse, you |
| and mental abuse. | | | | will want to know all you can about the silent insidious |
| Here are some things you will want to know to best | | | | beast before you allow it to define you. The sooner |
| recognize, cope and heal from spousal emotional | | | | you do, the more quickly you will find your inner well |
| abuse. | | | | of well-being and the better you will become at |
| 1) It is not about you. | | | | maintaining its peace. |
| Emotional abuse is always about the person dishing it | | | | |