4 Ways to Avoid Getting Verbally Abused
Verbal and emotional abuse is as bad as getting physically abused and many of us live through it without ever realizing that we are being abused. Verbal abuse can be insidious and vicious and it is something that can break you as a person and can really demolish your self-esteem. Verbal abuse is something people use to subjugate others. When they make others feel worthless, they get to gain some kind of control over them. A lot of women and men go through verbal abuse in their relationship and suffer silently as it is quite difficult to know when you are being abused and when the anger is genuine. Making you feel guilty over not fault of yours is also a form of verbal abuse. Instead of suffering silently, you should put an end to it. Here are some ways to avoid getting verbally abused.
1. Find the signs
It is the most difficult part. Sometimes you may not realize you are being verbally abused. The other person might just make it up to you in other ways or make it a habit and do it every day that you would see it as normal. A normal occurrence doesn’t make something like this normal behavior though. It is important that you find out when you are being verbally and emotionally abused. Using swear words often and derogatory language when talking to you is not normal and it is signs of abuse.
2. Walk away
When you realize that the verbal abuse has started, calmly walk away from the place. Make it extremely clear through your actions that you won’t stand such behavior. By walking away and showing no interest in the verbal tirade you are more than amply making clear that this is something you will not put up with in the future and that if you two should have a meaningful conversation, such things should stop.
