Most people imagine domestic abuse as mostly physical violence. Bodily injuries that are painful and even debilitating is suffered by those who endure abuse by their partners or other family members. Nonetheless, domestic violence goes beyond physical abuse because it also includes verbal abuse. However, it can be equally harmful to a victim of verbal abuse. Verbal abuse can be derogatory comments, belittling, yelling and any other form of communication between these two used to humiliate and dominate victims. In the first case, one needs to understand what the consequences of abusing a family member of this nature may be and so that victims and their family know what steps to do to seek the support and the protection they deserve.

Emotional and Psychological Trauma

The main effect of verbal abuse is how it can cause severe emotional and psychological trauma. They tend to hear violent words and negative message, and internalize them, which leaves victims feeling worthless, with low feeling of self, and such. These feelings can become very deep seated and very hard to get out of once the abusive relationship is over. Verbal abuse of the victims may also leave them with the symptoms of depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). But mental health challenges such as these can be quite demanding on a person and usually demand professional intervention.

Impact on Relationships

Verbal abuse can be a serious problem for forming relationships with other people. It may be difficult for victims to trust others because they fear they could face the same thing in future relationships. It can even be an obstacle to making close friends and to forming close bonds of family and romantic ones. Also, verbal abuse causes low self-esteem that ultimately makes the victim withdraw from social contexts because the victim fears ridicule or rejection.

Effects on Children

It is well understood that children exposed to witnessing verbal abuse, or experiencing it themselves, are prone to many psychological, emotional and behavioral issues. Studies have demonstrated children who develop in abusive environments are more likely to experience depression, anxiety, and mental wounds. They might also find it hard to progress academically or have a healthy peer relationship as well. Children who witness verbal abuse might even embark on the same path of abuse themselves and perpetuate the cycle of violence.

Physical Health Consequences

Verbal abuse may not always include direct physical harm but that does not change the fact that verbal abuse can indeed be having an effect on one’s physical health. The immune system of someone who is being stigmatized over and over again becomes weakened by the chronic stress and emotional turmoil associated with it, and they become more likely to come down with illness or infection. It has also been proved that chronic stress raises the possibility of developing chronic health conditions like heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes. Physical symptoms of verbal abuse may include victims also getting disrupted sleep, headaches, digestive problems, and other such ills because of the stress they may have been through.

Financial Repercussions

It can also have financial cost, especially when accompanied by other forms of control and manipulation. Verbal abuse by an abuser may include attempts to belittle them and bring them down to make them feel incapable of dealing with their own finances or making independent decisions. This type of manipulation can turn the victim’s dependence on the abuser to become financial dependence on the abuser, which makes leaving an abusive situation even harder. Moreover, verbal abuse also has emotional and psychological consequences that can cause victims are unable to hold jobs. In all this, financial instability can also be further aggravated as the financial dependence on the abusive partner increases.

Seeking Support and Protection

Similarly, friends, family members, or professional counselors should be approached by you or someone you know if you are or he or she is being verbally abused in your State. Local domestic violence shelters, crisis hotlines, and support groups are all resources to help the victims of verbal abuse. What they understand is the difficulty in overcoming the abuse and helping you find out what your options are with the confidence and care.