abuse

You always hear about abuse whether it be verbal, physical, mental etc but do you really know what it is. Abuse is the wrongful use or mistreatment of something. People don't even realize that most people get abused in their very own home. Most of the abuse happens to women ranging from the age of seven on up. The funny thing most women are afraid to speak up because they fear the judgment of other people. One of the most devastating effects of living with a verbal abuser is the changes your self-esteem. As women begin to internalize the criticism and believe it's valid, self-image sinks lower and lower. after a while they start feeling worthless, incompetent, unlovable. After all, when someone who knows them so well thinks they are so worthless and unlovable, then "it must be true."