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Emotional abuse: any act of verbal assault, humiliation, intimidation or any other treatment which may diminish the sense of identity, dignity, and self-worth. It’s the most common form of abuse but the most under-estimated. The only scar it leaves is inside you and you’re the only one who truly knows that it’s there. Because we can’t see it, we ignore it and it starts to fester, leaving us with a sensitive void that can easily swallow us whole. Physical wounds can be treated by bandages and salves, but you are the only one who can treat the...
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