{"id":14622,"date":"2017-04-04T11:53:34","date_gmt":"2017-04-04T11:53:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/?p=14622"},"modified":"2023-05-09T18:54:38","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T18:54:38","slug":"the-effects-of-emotional-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/domestic-violence-and-abuse\/the-effects-of-emotional-abuse\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Effects of Spousal Emotional Abuse in a Marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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You don’t see it. There’s no bruising. There are no broken bones. There’s no physical injury present.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is emotional abuse in a marriage<\/a>?<\/span><\/p>\n

Emotional abuse<\/span><\/a> can fly under the radar from an objective point of view, but its insidious nature deteriorates a marriage from the inside.<\/span><\/p>\n

Like a virus that shows no outward physical symptoms, <\/span>emotional abuse can go unnoticed for an observer but is felt deep within.<\/b><\/p>\n

The cutting remarks. The putdowns. The constant verbal onslaught. It can be subtle or explicit. Regardless of the delivery, the effects of verbal and emotional abuse are usually the same.<\/span><\/p>\n

Emotional and <\/span>psychological abuse<\/span><\/a> can be one of the greatest poisons to a <\/span>relationship<\/span><\/a> and marriage.<\/span><\/p>\n

Below we’ll explore some of the major effects of emotional abuse in marriage, both to the person being abused and the relationship as a whole.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>1. Depleted self-worth<\/span><\/h2>\n

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When a spouse intentionally degrades the <\/span>worth of their partner<\/span><\/a> through their actions or words, it can turn the victim of the abuse into a shell of themselves.<\/span><\/p>\n

Each word or insult thrown their way just chips away at the person that they are. It could be as bold as “Oh my God, you’re fat,” or as subtle as “Have you put on a few pounds?”<\/span><\/p>\n

No matter the intent, the <\/span>person, being verbally and emotionally abused<\/a>, watches their confidence in themselves disappear.<\/b><\/p>\n

Since their husband or wife, the person that has committed their life to them, shows them that they aren’t worthy of <\/span>love<\/span><\/a>, they don’t expect it from others as well.<\/span><\/p>\n

They close up. They put up walls. When someone is a victim of an emotionally abusive husband or wife for a certain length of time, it’s hard for them to see why anyone would love them ever.<\/span><\/p>\n

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