This and That with DrAnimwaa

  Physical Abuse is not the only Abuse: Types of Abuse   For many of us, when we hear the word, abuse, we think of physical abuse. There are several other abuses that occur which is detrimental to the victim.  Stop telling your friends and people to stay in abusive homes because their partner is not beating them. All abuse whether seen or unseen are damaging. Abuse can happen in intimate relationships, amongst acquaintances, at the workplaces, within families and almost any and everywhere.  Abuse is a means of control. An abuser controls the victim through their actions and inactions and take their power and agency from them.  A victim can experience more than one type of abuse. Some types of abuses are connected to each other. For example, verbal abuse can cause emotional abuse which can in turn cause mental abuse. Thus, a victim experiencing verbal abuse may also be experiencing emotional and mental abuse. Most victims make excuses for their abusive partner an...