Mrs. Laura Ahmed
English 3A
10-25-10
Verbal Abuse
The reason why I choose this topic is because I have been a victim of verbal abuse. Many people know or have heard of someone that has been verbally abused. Many people including myself be suffer in silence and feel isolated. Many parts of human action, include the mind and heart. “As he thinks within himself, so he is”. What does a person think in his or her mind, and heart will be reflected and his or her words or actions. In this paper, I want to address this very important issue in an effort to understand this phenomenon and provide answers.
Verbal abuse and physical abuse result from a world view that is clearly not biblical. The difficulty of verbal abuse is that there are no visible signs. The majority cases; verbal abusers are often male and the victim is usually female. Kerby Anderson who wrote “Verbal Abuse” has many degrees. He has a B.S. from Oregon State University, M.F.S from Yale University, and M.A. from Georgetown University. And has authored many books (Anderson). Patricia Evan has written many books and has been seen on KTLA5THECW, FOX11 NEWS, Oprah Winfrey Show, Sonya Live-CNN and NEWS TALK. She has done over two hundred radio programs, and seventeen national television shows (Evans).
Kerby Anderson says he writes his paper from an educated point of view but more importantly he is man. Men are most often the abuser in a relationship; with women being the victim. Mr. Anderson has several degrees and advocates that both the victim and abuser seek help and support within their religious faith. He feels that this behavior is often learned at home and that devotion to family and church and help train these abusers. He also suggests that godly men and women gather together to lovingly confront the person who is verbally abusing the victim. He suggests that the abuser confronts their sin and make an attempt to change with the support of the church. Patricia Evans does not have an
Cited: Anderson, Kerby. Probe Ministries Verbal Abuse. 14 July 2002. <www.leaderu.com>. Patricia, Evans. Verbal Abuse Survivors Speak Out: On Relationship and Recovery . 1993.