Verbal Abuse Quiz - Are you being verbally battered?
by Lenore Skomal
Experts say emotional and verbal abuse is often more damaging than physical abuse. For Andrea Izbicki, the emotional abuse started early on in her relationship with a man in Florida.
"He started getting jealous, accused me of being somewhere I wasn't, questioned phone calls to family and friends, asked for receipts from shopping trips. He always accused me of being with another guy," said the 35-year old Erie resident. "I thought, 'He just doesn't trust me yet.' He said he didn't trust women because of an old girlfriend. I felt I needed to prove my trust to him, and eventually he would come around and realize I was a good person."
He didn't, and their relationship ended when he threw her across a room a year later. She called 911, and then her family to come and get her.
Izbicki considers herself lucky. "I think I was very lucky to leave the way I did," Izbicki said. "I had the support of my family compared to some of these women. They still have to see them (their abuser). You know what, eventually, I always thought he would kill me."
Are you verbally abused? Check out this list of questions. Answering "yes" to more than two questions means you should seek help or more information.
What’s your relationship like?
o Do you feel that something is wrong with your relationship but you don't know how to describe it?
o Do you feel that your partner controls your life?
o Do you feel that your partner does not value your thoughts or feelings?
o Will your partner do anything to win an argument, such as put you down, threaten or intimidate you?
o Does your partner get angry and jealous if you talk to someone else? Are you accused of having affairs?
o Do you feel that you cannot do anything right in your partners eyes?
o Are you told that no one else would want you, or that you are lucky your partner takes care of you?
o Do you have to account for every moment of your time?
o When you try to talk to your partner about problems, are you called names such as bitch or nag?
o Are you prevented from going to work or school?
o If you wish to spend money, does your partner make you account for every penny?
o After an argument, does your partner insist that you have sex as a way to make up?
o Does your partner blame you for everything that goes wrong?
Lenore Skomal
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Experts say emotional and verbal abuse is often more damaging than physical abuse. For Andrea Izbicki, the emotional abuse started early on in her relationship with a man in Florida.
"He started getting jealous, accused me of being somewhere I wasn't, questioned phone calls to family and friends, asked for receipts from shopping trips. He always accused me of being with another guy," said the 35-year old Erie resident. "I thought, 'He just doesn't trust me yet.' He said he didn't trust women because of an old girlfriend. I felt I needed to prove my trust to him, and eventually he would come around and realize I was a good person."
He didn't, and their relationship ended when he threw her across a room a year later. She called 911, and then her family to come and get her.
Izbicki considers herself lucky. "I think I was very lucky to leave the way I did," Izbicki said. "I had the support of my family compared to some of these women. They still have to see them (their abuser). You know what, eventually, I always thought he would kill me."
Are you verbally abused? Check out this list of questions. Answering "yes" to more than two questions means you should seek help or more information.
What’s your relationship like?
o Do you feel that something is wrong with your relationship but you don't know how to describe it?
o Do you feel that your partner controls your life?
o Do you feel that your partner does not value your thoughts or feelings?
o Will your partner do anything to win an argument, such as put you down, threaten or intimidate you?
o Does your partner get angry and jealous if you talk to someone else? Are you accused of having affairs?
o Do you feel that you cannot do anything right in your partners eyes?
o Are you told that no one else would want you, or that you are lucky your partner takes care of you?
o Do you have to account for every moment of your time?
o When you try to talk to your partner about problems, are you called names such as bitch or nag?
o Are you prevented from going to work or school?
o If you wish to spend money, does your partner make you account for every penny?
o After an argument, does your partner insist that you have sex as a way to make up?
o Does your partner blame you for everything that goes wrong?
Lenore Skomal
Contact Lenore Skomal through Her Times Magazine!
Recommended by our readers.....
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