Emotional Vs Physical Abuse

Emotional and physical abuse have many similarities and differences with the long term effects of someone who wants to be in control and noticing the signs of abuse.
“Someone may think that physical abuse is far worse than emotional abuse, since physical violence can send someone to the hospital and leave a person with scars. The scars of emotional abuse are very real though, and they run deep. In fact, emotional abuse can be just as damaging as physical abuse—sometimes even more so” says ("Domestic Violence and Abuse"). In all honesty that may be true in some cases, of course, the pain will always be there, because a person can not just forget about what has happened to them. But with time, it does get easier. It’s not healing the broken
Symptoms can be a variety of things such as feeling of hopelessness, unexplained crying, weight loss or gain, loss in interest of activities or hobbies that someone used to enjoy doing. Depression can also affect a person’s outlook on life, which may lead to the feeling of hopelessness. This could most likely affect a person’s ability to make proper decisions and can impact his or her thought process. In more extreme cases of depression from domestic violence, people may experience suicidal thoughts and/or attempts. ("Effects of Domestic Violence" Joyful Heart Foundation). The short term effects on physical abuse are more evident and can be treated in most cases. They can extend from broken bones, bruises, cuts, and other physical
If a person is being physically abused, then it is obvious that they are in an abusive relationship. Some people don’t realize that they are in an abusive relationship if it is emotional abuse. If someone feels l afraid most of the time, a partner criticizes and puts a person down, threatens, or even is obsessively jealous then that is being in an abusive relationship. In some cases, the victim may start to blame themselves for being abused or believe that they deserve being mistreated. “In long-term emotionally abusive situations, the victim has such low self-esteem that they often feel they cannot leave their abuser and that they are not worthy of a non-abusive relationship.( "Effects of Emotional Abuse on Adults). Other times the victim wants to think that it will get better over time. “Bruises heal, but you don’t forget words and emotions, how an abuser makes you feel about yourself.” ("Quotes From Women Who Have Suffered Emotional