Verbal abuse
Verbal abuse can be quite as destructive in some respects and can lead on to physical abuse or self-harm, but it is generally not as clearly identifiable, partly because the abuser usually undermines self confidence.
The Secret of overcoming verbal abuse by Albert Ellis and Marcia Grad Powers. Wilshire Book Company, 2000
"The purpose of this book is help to begin a journey to emotional freedom. You may think that you haven't the strength or courage to walk through the door to freedom - but you would be wrong"
The verbally abusive relationship: How to recognise it and how to respond by Patricia Evans. 2nd Edition.Adams Media Corporation, 1996.
"Verbal abuse is, in a sense, built into our culture. One-upmanship, defeating, putting down, topping, countering, manipulating, criticising, hard selling and intimidating are accepted as fair games by many. When these power plays are enacted in a relationship and denied by the perpetrator, confusion results"
"No one has ever explained this tragedy as you have"
Controlling people: How to recognise, understand and deal with people who try to control you by Patricia Evans. Adams Media, 2002.
"Always needs to be right * Tells you who you are and what you think * Implies that you're wrong or inadequate when you don't agree * Is threatened by people who are "different" * Feels attacked when questioned * Doesn't seem to really hear or see you
If any of the above traits sounds familiar...Patricia Evans tackles the "controlling personality" and reveals how and why these people try to run other people's lives"
When love goes wrong; What to do when you can't do anything right. Strategies for women with controlling partners by Ann Jones and Susan Schechter. HarperPerennial, 1992.
"Are you a woman who feels anxious, inadequate, intimidated - and as if you are walking on tiptoe?"
"This book is a must for women locked in unhappy personal relationships and for professionals who wish to help them - Marilyn French"
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