The Verbally Abusive Relationship: How to Recognize it and how to RespondVerbal abuse doesn't leave the same physical evidence as battery, but it can be just as painful, and can actually take longer to recover from. The new edition of this important reference covers the most recent developments in dealing with verbal abuse and answers the questions readers ask most on the subject. |
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... Curt . When she signed their joint tax return and asked Curt how forty thousand dollars had been used for a business expense , he blocked all her attempts at communication with threats and accu- sations . ( See Chapter VIII for examples ...
... Curt . When she signed their joint tax return and asked Curt how forty thousand dollars had been used for a business expense , he blocked all her attempts at communication with threats and accu- sations . ( See Chapter VIII for examples ...
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... Curt for twenty two years and had two nearly grown children . At the time of this interaction , she had no idea that her husband , Curt , was verbally abusive . This inci- dent was typical of many she had experienced . I felt a little ...
... Curt for twenty two years and had two nearly grown children . At the time of this interaction , she had no idea that her husband , Curt , was verbally abusive . This inci- dent was typical of many she had experienced . I felt a little ...
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... Curt countered with , " It's not cold ! It's cool ! " In this interaction Curt countered Cora as if she had actually said it was cold . A verbal abuser may be so quick to counter his partner , he cannot hear her or allow her to fin- ish ...
... Curt countered with , " It's not cold ! It's cool ! " In this interaction Curt countered Cora as if she had actually said it was cold . A verbal abuser may be so quick to counter his partner , he cannot hear her or allow her to fin- ish ...
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abuser says abuser's reality abusive anger accept accusation and blame Alice Miller anger addict angry awareness Bella Bert boundaries categories of verbal chapter childhood coffee cake communication confusion consequences of verbal Cora countering Curt denial deny described discounted discuss dominance Ernie Ernie never example experience express fear feel hurt felt Following frustrated going happy hear hope hostile ideal image interaction intimacy joke kind lative living in Reality look Luke manipulation mate mate's mean name calling never one's pain partner believes partner may recognize partner's feelings partners of verbal pattern perceptions Personal Power poisonous pedagogy rage Reality II self-esteem realize recognize the abuse recognize verbal abuse rience seems sense set limits share shocked spirit is diminished spirit is nourished spond Stop talk tell things thought told trying to understand uncon upset verbally abusive relationship women wondered wrong yelled