tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7064777598104498166.post5555189947595020252..comments2024-03-25T02:15:54.257-07:00Comments on Thinking Humanity: Identifying Emotional Abuse before it HappensUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7064777598104498166.post-81596887322330559782017-03-09T02:58:04.763-08:002017-03-09T02:58:04.763-08:00Most of this describes an 18 month relationship I ...Most of this describes an 18 month relationship I had in my late 20s. I'm considered a strong person but he still managed to wear me down to the point where I was too scared to even cook a meal for him without worrying I'd stuff it up.<br /><br />The emotional abuse escalated over the months to pushing, shoving and arm-twisting but I still felt that, as he hadn't actually HIT me, it wasn't abuse. I finally got up the nerve to move out and, when I told him, that's when he did slap me several times across the face. Even then, I didn't report him as I had no actual injuries to show and everything I'd seen on TV and films involved a real 'beating' with black eyes, blood and broken bones. My experience seemed insignificant by comparison.<br /><br />Nevertheless, I followed through with my plan to move out, although it was one of the hardest things I'd done so far in my life. Once free and recovering mentally and emotionally, I began to realise just what I'd been through and how much it had affected my self-confidence. Despite his entreaties and promises of good behaviour in the future, I'm so glad that I found the strength to say 'No'.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01924465544989306804noreply@blogger.com