Why Verbal Abuse Is Just As Serious As Physical Abuse

Verbal abuse is bad and must be avoided because of the pains and emotional torture it inflicts on the one who receives it. It doesn’t matter who is at the receiving end – it could be a child, wife or husband; the results are the same. It is cruel and unfair, just the same way as physical abuse.

Abuse of whatever dimension has some unpleasant effects on the individual to whom it is directed. It should be avoided because of the following reasons:

1.It destroys self confidence: Just like physical abuse, verbal abuse destroys the individual’s self confidence, making him/her unable to succeed in his/her endeavor, because of the inability of the individual to believe in him/her. The individual also finds it difficult to believe in others and relate effectively with them.

2.Emotional trauma: It can cause emotional trauma to the individual and make him unable to show a feeling of love, care or concern to others. When one is verbally abused most of the times, one begins to develop hatred for other people; he sees himself as hated, and so he finds it difficult to love others.

3.It brings fear instead of love: It also makes the person live in fear instead of love. The tendency is that the individual replaces the national respect he has for you with fear; when he acts it is difficult to know if he is acting out of respect for you or simply because of fear of being abused further.

4.Psychological pain: The individual’s mind could be wounded, and this could make him continue to imagine you as an enemy, instead of a friend. Once he is psychologically wounded, he may never find a place in his heart to forgive you.

5.Loss of concentration: Verbal abuse could also lead to a loss of concentration. This makes the individual prone to error or mistakes. Loss of concentration could as well lead to domestic or other forms of accidents. It could as well lead to failure in his/her academic works.

6.Depression: The individual could become depressed as a result of the barrage of abuses he receives. Depression manifests in form of loss of sleep (Insomnia), loss of appetite (anorexia), and tiredness. This comes as a result of sadness.

7.Tension: The individual is tensed; making it difficult for him to relax. He is always anxious, nervous and stressed, due to unresolved fears in him.

Verbal abuse therefore produces the same effect as physical abuse even though no physical pains are inflicted on the individual. Pain in itself, does not only come from stimulation of special nerve endings; it comes from situations that are capable of causing stress, sufferings or agony.

Why Verbal Abuse Is Just As Serious As Physical Abuse

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