While it's true that words don't leave a physical mark on the body the way physical abuse does, the things we say can absolutely be weaponized to cause real and measurable harm to others. "The effects ...

A major new study has found that verbal abuse in childhood may be just as damaging to long-term mental well-being as physical abuse, if not more so. This groundbreaking research highlights the need to ...

Source: Oliver Kahn Man Human Image by Hermelin from Pixabay. Do you know someone who’s constantly shaming, blaming, and name-calling? Who judges you and trivializes your efforts and accomplishments?

Cruel words can leave a mark on a child –– and may have as much of an impact as physical abuse, new research has found. People who experienced physical abuse as a child were at a 50% increased risk ...

If we look at verbal abuse as a means of maintaining control and power over someone, we can think of the types of verbal abuse listed and explained in this post as being ways that someone tries to ...

Dear Eric: I’d like to offer other suggestions for “Sister in the Middle”, the woman whose sister has a verbally abusive, controlling son. I’ve worked in the Long-Term Care world for more than 20 ...

I am married to a verbally and economically abusive. His drinking has grown much worse during this last year to the point ...