DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married for 15 years. He is former military, suffers from PTSD, and has been verbally abusive and controlling since our wedding. I have always worked to support ...

While it's true that words don't leave a physical mark on the body the way physical abuse does, the things we say can absolutely be weaponized to cause real and measurable harm to others. "The effects ...

Domestic abusers harangue their partners in long sessions of verbal abuse. These are not fights; they're attacks. Haranguing ...

Verbal abuse of children could be as damaging to their mental health in adulthood as physical abuse, according to researchers in Britain. A study of more than 20,000 adults in England and Wales found ...

I see that you often answer questions pertaining to families trapped in addiction. I grew up in that special hell with all of ...

Source: Oliver Kahn Man Human Image by Hermelin from Pixabay. Do you know someone who’s constantly shaming, blaming, and name-calling? Who judges you and trivializes your efforts and accomplishments?

A major new study has found that verbal abuse in childhood may be just as damaging to long-term mental well-being as physical abuse, if not more so. This groundbreaking research highlights the need to ...

(CNN) — Cruel words can leave a mark on a child –– and may have as much of an impact as physical abuse, new research has found. People who experienced physical abuse as a child were at a 50% ...

Dear Eric: I’d like to offer other suggestions for “Sister in the Middle”, the woman whose sister has a verbally abusive, controlling son. I’ve worked in the Long-Term Care world for more than 20 ...