What a great day to remember that abuse can be shown in many forms, including but not limited to:
Depriving the person of basic needs, such as food, water, shelter, etc. (Neglect)
A parent or caretaker depriving their child a healthy place to feel and share their emotions (Emotional neglect)
A parent or caretaker depriving their child the right to be who they are, as opposed to seeing the child for who they want to be. A lack of attention of care for the parts that need that (Emotional neglect)
A caretaker refusing to accommodate or help someone's disability- ex. Refusing to adjust their tone of voice for an autistic person, refusing to move furniture for someone in a wheelchair (Neglect)
A parent or caretaker failing to take care on themself, thus forcing the child to care for both of them (Self-neglect)
Calling the person slurs, mean names, or commenting on the personality/appearance, especially after being asked to stop (Mental abuse)
Forcing a person to go on diets or unhealthy exercise plans so as to lose weight (Mental/physical abuse)
Depriving the person of the things they use to cope or as a source of joy. Ex. Not letting them see their friends, taking aware drawing supplies, etc. (Mental abuse)
Guilt tripping or manipulation. Ex. "Well I guess you just don't care that I'm trying", "Clearly you don't care about us", etc. (Mental abuse)
Gaslighting (Mental abuse)
A parent or caretaker forcing a child to be the "adult" in most or every situation- This includes the child ending every argument, being the one to run errands, etc. (Mental abuse, overlapping with physical abuse)
Destroying the room and/or personal belongings in a fit of anger, often forcing them to replace and/or clean up your mess (Mental abuse overlapping with physical abuse)
Yelling at a person over mistakes they make, as opposed to helping them (Verbal abuse)
Creating and continuing arguments often of every day, refusing to own up to it or compremise when confronted (Verbal abuse)
Degradation, especially in arguments or when a mistake happens (Verbal abuse)
A parent of caretaker exposing a child to certain things- often sexual- prior to an age in which they can handle it (Sexual abuse, often referred to as NC-CSA)
Forcing a child to undress and/or clcommit sexual acts on themself or another person- usually a child- for you (Sexual abuse, often referred to as NC-CSA or NC-COCSA)
Grooming (Sexual abuse, often referred to as NC-CSA)
Using sex as a weapon in any sense (Sexual abuse)
Refusing to let someone- often a partner- manage their own finances, despite being mentally able to (Financial abuse)
Refusing to let someone keep the money they make (Financial abuse)
Hitting, punching, choking, kicking, or physically restraining a partner or child- This does include spanking (physical abuse)
Driving recklessly with someone else in the car, or other acts of putting someone's life in danger (Physical abuse)
Invading someone's safe or personal space without prior consent (Physical abuse)
A parent or caretaker refusing to let an adopted child practice their culture (Cultural/identity abuse)
A parent or caretaker refusing to let a (usually adopted) child practice their religion (or lack thereof) for any reason other than safety- This include not allowing them to wear a veil such as a hijab, etc. (Cultural/identity abuse)
Refusing to care for or support a child due to their religion (or lack thereof), sexuality, gender, etc. (Cultural/identity abuse)
Threatening to out someone as LGBTQ+ (Cultural/identity abuse overlapping with mental or verbal abuse)
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