We’ve all said some things we didn’t mean in a moment of anger, but verbal abuse is a pattern of negative behaviors and traits that go unacknowledged by the person enacting them. There are many types of verbal abuse. Let’s start with the most common and work our way into subtle definitions and uses.
Name-Calling/Put-Downs
Yelling
Threatening
Gaslighting
Circular Arguments
Ignoring
Withholding
Accusing/Blaming
Forgetting