the verbally abusive relationship by patricia evans

“I know what you’re trying to do here.”.It’s an attempt to define you, deny the truth of your experience, and erase you as a separate person. When someone tries to tell you who you are, what you think, what you want, or what you feel… Stop making a big deal out of everything.” He snaps back, “You’re still thinking about that? It was nothing. Today, you’ve decided to talk to him how it made you feel. Something your guy said yesterday bothered you.“I’m worried.” He retorts, “No, you’re not. Your boyfriend is upset, and you can’t get him to open up about what’s going on.

Your guys comes in and asks you why you’re lying there.

You’re lying on the sofa, exhausted and feeling like you’re coming down with something.

Verbal abuse also expresses itself in more subtle ways. We imagine swearing, raised voices, and ugly threats.īut that’s only one manifestation of verbal abuse. When we think of verbal abuse, most of us think of someone raging at their partner. So settle in and watch as we discover what verbal abuse is, why it happens, and what we can do about it…. Even if you’ve never heard of verbal abuse before, you may recognize the patterns it describes. Patricia is the author of The Verbally Abusive Relationship, which has sold over 700,000 copies worldwide since it came out in 1992. In this week’s YBTV interview, our guest is America’s foremost expert on verbal abuse, Patricia Evans. He knows you better than you know yourself. Has a boyfriend ever told you that he knows what you’re REALLY thinking?Īnd if you tell him otherwise – “Actually, no, that’s not what I was thinking” – he refuses to believe you.

The verbally abusive relationship by patricia evans