“Sticks and stone may break my bones, but words can never harm me!” Is this true?
Actually, no. Emotional abuse can traumatize us. Depending on the degree of abuse and trauma, trauma changes the chemical makeup and wiring of our brain. Therefore, emotional abuse can actually become a physical abuse. Continue reading 65: Sticks and Stones
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Post 32: Abuse is Abuse
“It wasn’t really sexual abuse,” my friend told me. “I mean there was no penetration or anything like that, I can’t imagine what it is like for those guys, but it was traumatic and it involved sex.
I was born with a physical defect and as a child, I spent a lot of time in the hospital. At 14, I was short but stout. I grew up on a farm and farm work in those Continue reading Post 32: Abuse is Abuse