Long-term effects of emotional abuse
Emotional abuse is when someone does something to hurt you, and when you express your feelings that youâre upset, they turn it around to be something you did to hurt them and they force you to apologize for it, and your feelings, like always, are rendered invalid and silenced, forever damaging the ability to trust others with your feelings because they are always used against you.Â
Short-term and long-term effect include:
Distrust in your perceptions
Distrust in people and in future relationships (even involuntarily)
Itâs really hard to entrust your feelings to anyone, even when you really try
Canât start/hold out a conversation
Constant fear of how you are coming across
Always feeling like youâve done something wrong
Inability to be spontaneous
Low self-esteem/self-worth
Still wondering, years later, what you did wrong; how you could have fixed things; what it was they wouldnât tell you
Tendency to be fearful or on guard
Becoming overly submissive and compliant/dependant
Strong fear of losing people
Incapable of saying no (to anything)
Setup for future unhealthy relationships
Unexpected bursts of anger
Sensitivity to people trying to control you
Needing lots of reassurance and validation
Inability to make decisions or think clearly
Break down easily/hard to handle difficult situations
Always giving people another chance even when they continue to hurt you (inability to see the bad in people even when itâs necessary)
Trouble sleeping/sleep disorders
Higher risk for substance abuse
Withdrawal and disinterest (self-isolation)
Intense feeling of shame or guilt
Disassociation/depersonalization
Putting up with harmful or demeaning treatment
Placing yourself in positions of unnecessary risk
Inability to properly or healthily express emotion
Belittling/not attending to your own struggles
Always feeling like youâre in the wrong
Breaking down over minor disagreements
Social, emotional, or academic delays
Problems with self-image (which can lead to eating disorders)
Not feeling deserving of literally anything (including love, help, attention, support, sustenance, basic human needs)
Feeling annoying all the time, no matter what you do
Feeling guilty for being yourself
Feeling guilty for existingÂ
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