I battled a learning disability as well as difficult home life. These factors added flame to the fire. For many years, I never spoke a single word about what I went through. No-one would listen, not my teachers, classmates, friends or parents. I was partially respondible in some way of starting the verbal and physical fights.
Words can be, and generally are more damaging then a slap or punch.
Those marks heal, but words bounce around in your head for years, and years, and years to the point you really begin to believe what was said. I am afraid I don't know. Your web site is a fabulous place to start, and I only wish it was available thirty years ago when I could have used someone to talk to, even if it was to put how I felt done on screen. Now, I am in the process I writing all of my experiences down on paper. If anything comes of it, I'll be happy because then I too as you all are helping others with your words.