Emotional Abuse Signs are Rampant In Our Society

There are emotional abuse signs everywhere in our society. In fact, we are likely abused multiple times each and every day in a majority of our relationships and interactions. Most of the time, when we think of emotional abuse, we think of our romantic relationships such as marriage or common-law relationships; sometimes we think of the relationships we have with our parents, but the truth is emotional abuse is rampant.

Psychological, Verbal & emotional Abuse signs

Psychological, verbal and emotional abuse signs are the most easily recognized and the list of examples is very lengthy and likely not complete.

Emotional Abuse Signs Surrounding Reproduction, Pregnancy & Childbirth

A lesser known category of emotional abuse signs involves the experience of childbirth, reproduction and pregnancy.

employment-based emotional abuse signs

Emotional abuse signs in the career and employment realm are magnified because of fear of economic instability if one takes a defensive stance.

emotional abuse signs in social or public settings

Emotional abuse signs are obvious in social or public settings, but so few step in to help and often times victims will work hard to pretend there is no problem.

emotional abuse signs involving children

Emotional abuse signs surrounding our children are a touchy subject because most likely believe it is none of our business.

emotional abuse signs during separation or divorce

Emotional abuse signs during separation and divorce can be particularly heinous.

emotional abuse signs in the home environment

A person's home should be a haven of comfort, familiarity, safety and security, but emotional abuse signs in this environment often tell a different story.

emotional abuse signs in & around vehicles

Few people would say that emotional abuse signs related to vehicles are a form of abuse, but they are very much so.

sexual abuse signs

(not emotional abuse signs, but still very important)

Emotional abuse signs related to sexuality are in many people's eyes are the worst of the worst and there is no question on this, in my opinion.

religious abuse signs

(emotional abuse signs are often a large part of religious abuse)

The emotional abuse signs related to religious abuse should not be ignored or glossed over. They can be very troublesome and often involve many other types of abuse.

financial, economic or material abuse signs

(emotional abuse signs underlie most issues in this category)

physical abuse signs

(also, not emotional abuse signs, but still very important)

Emotional abuse in is a major part of physical abuse.

ritual abuse signs

(emotional abuse signs are often a large part of ritual abuse)

Most of us don't really consider ritual abuse when we think of abuse in general, but it's a large problem in society, none the less.

Why are We So Troubled as a Society?

A major part of the problem seems to be that we live in a society of induced helplessness and blame. We do not take responsibility for ourselves and we need to be able to blame others for all of our mistakes and problems. We have to because blaming ourselves would only make the  pile higher of things for which we already hate ourselves.

It seems, we no longer have have emotional control and as a result we let the natural human tendency known as fundamental attribution error (the tendency to see everything through a negative filter) run amuck.

Because so many of us see so many things through this negative filter, we feel bad a lot of the time. And because we feel so bad, we want others to feel bad as well. There is a saying that "misery loves company."  The result is that the list of emotional abuse signs grows long indeed.

Emotional wellness is completely out of balance in today's society. If you think you are the victim of emotional abuse, you probably are, but chances are you are also victimizing someone in your life as well.

Unfortunately, the problem is not going to go away anytime soon. We are so driven to get out from under the blinding glare of blame that we don't even realize how abusive we are behaving.

Chronic disease is a huge part of the problem too.  We have let our immune systems get so weak over the years with bad food and stressful lifestyles that we have depleted our bodies to the point of being under constant attack and now so many of us are so sick that we have become true burdens on society.

We are miserable and we are taking it out on everyone around us. We have Chronic Depression and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia and every other ailment known to man. We feel like crap all the time so we see nothing wrong with making other people's lives miserable too. In many cases, we miss the very serious emotional abuse signs happening all around us.

Signs of Emotional Abuse are Everywhere

The abuse is everywhere.  There are emotional abuse signs in family relationships. The abuse flows in all directions in this setting. She is abusing him; he is abusing her; they are abusing their children; the children are abusing the parents.  Home-based abuse shoots in as many directions as there are points on a compass.

There are emotional abuse signs at work; there is emotional abuse in the community; there are emotional abuse signs in churches; there is emotional abuse in politics; and there are emotional abuse signs in all our school environments. You can't escape from all the emotional abuse and other types of abuse all over our society.

It truly is the ultimate wellness challenge to be solved. Emotional wellness or emotional well-being is achievable; though, it will take significant effort.

Just like any other wellness category, it will take serious critical thinking skills and problem solving skills to fix the mess.  You may not believe that it can be fixed, but I still believe there is hope.  An excellent starting point is a smile and the simple words, "I am truly sorry, please forgive me."  

We all have bad days, bad weeks, bad months, even bad years and bad decades.  But, it is not the next guy's fault.  It is our own fault.  And we can choose to solve all our wellness challenges so that the emotional abuse signs in our world can be reduced. Get started dealing with the emotional abuse in your life by calling these resource numbers to get more information.

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