You can try to insist on counseling for him, or you can read up on verbal and emotional abuse and try some of the techniques offered by the authors for dealing with abuse. Check below for titles to some helpful books. Abusers are unpredictable, so if you try to ignore him, he may get more angry and if you try talking to him, he may become sneaky or more confrontational and threatening. Most abusers simply get worse until the spouse has to leave simply to survive emotionally or physically. Take a hard look at this relationship.
Helps explain the different perspectives of the victim and the abuser.
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