Emotional Abuse in the Workplace

The awful thing about emotional abuse is you can experience it anywhere. Family, spouse, friends, at school, at the grocery store, at your sports clubs. And, in your workplace.

And because emotional abuse is so subtle it can be extremely difficult to spot, and by the time you realize something is not right, you may be at a point where you constantly second guess yourself or feel responsible for the problems you are experiencing.

In time, you may even decide that all you can do is put up with it.

WRONG.

Why did you stay with your abuser? Why didnt you JUST LEAVE?

The few people I’ve ever spoken to about my abusive relationship experiences asked these questions. And as much as I learned about what I went through and why, I still stumble when I try to answer. So this post is in my words, from my perspective and I write it as best I can describe it. Its not as in depth as I would like but its what I can understand and express right now.

Video: 9 known minutes of emotional abuse

 

For anyone who has endured any kind of abuse, you will know that at times its very difficult to be able to keep sight of who you are. Sometimes you will compromise yourself to avoid the conflict, other times you will stand strong and defend yourself.

This video shows a 16 year old who endures the emotional abuse of his mother and then later his father.

Article: Warning Signs Of Emotional Abuse

I like this checklist of the warning signs of emotional abuse, its from a great website called BYU Women’s Services (part of Brigham Young University)that has really useful information and insights that helped me gain more understanding about myself and it actually helped me to do more in depth research. I like this sight because its geared toward women and covers a range of issues from physical and emotional health to body image and relationship violence.