Emotional Abuse: A manual for self-defense

Emotional Abuse: A manual for self-defense

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From the introduction by Joel Dvoskin Ph.D.: ?But what happens when no one has the courage to intervene to prevent the pain of another? While Zak Mucha?s explanation of the harms of emotional abuse is useful it pales in comparison to his wisdom in teaching us emotional self-defense. Learning to protect ourselves from emotional abuse changes everything. The victim no longer has to hope for the kindness of strangers or that the abuser will simply get tired of their verbal assaults. Thanks to this wonderful book each of us can learn to be our own hero by learning some simple yet powerful ways to respond to emotional abuse. You are about to go on a journey that is at once deeply personal and scientifically valid. This book has been waiting a long time to be written.? * Like any self-defense we have to first identify ?what hurts.? We have to recognize our own pain. We have been socialized to believe emotional abuse is not serious. We have been taught emotional abuse itself is nothing more than ?hurt feelings? and there is no ?real? evidence other than the victim?s complaints. And if the only evidence is the victim?s complaints we wrongly justify there is no way to verify whether a person was ?actually hurt.? The victim of emotional abuse is dismissed precisely because he or she cannot ?prove? their feelings. Emotional abuse creates a vicious dynamic where the victim is taught his or her feelings do not count and any pain suffered is somehow their own fault. Like any other abuse emotional abuse is about power. Whoever can define reality has the ultimate power. In emotional abuse the aggressor attempts to define reality with statements like ?You?re too sensitive? and ?I couldn?t help it. You made me mad.? Each statement is an attempt to shape how another person perceives reality. Our self-defense depends on our willingness to identify the boundaries that define who we are and the criteria we desire for relationship. In doing this we can defend ourselves and define our selves.

Paperback: 196 pages

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 1st Paperback Edition edition (December 16 2016)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1540835189

ISBN-13: 978-1540835185

Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.5 x 9 inches

Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces

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