Have you ever been told by someone that you love or by someone
of higher authority that words don’t hurt? Have you been told
that as long as you are not being hit, that it is ok to be
abused? Well think again because “ABUSE” is abuse whether it is
done physical, emotional or both and it affects women’s health
just the same because both can leave lifetime scars that will
and can hurt you in both your personal and professional life.
The old myth has always been, if you are being physically abused
to get out while those who were being emotionally abused were
seemed to be told nothing! Is it a fact that words don’t hurt?
If that holds true, then does it only become physical abuse when
a bruised body part becomes obvious to others? Well, what about
an emotional abused person? Does it only become emotional abuse
when you have started to believe what you’re told?
Really there is no difference in how emotional and physical
abuse affects the mind, body and spirit. Take these thoughts
into consideration for a minute or two. A woman who is said to
be going through physical abuse also goes through emotional
abuse with every kick or hit that’s encountered. Ask them what
were they feeling?
Most would tell you that person may or not used words but they
surely felt hatred by the person who abused them. Now let’s go
through the same process for the women who’s said to be going
through emotional abuse. She too experiences physical abuse with
every spoken word that strikes and attacks her mind, body and
spirit.