Tw physical abuse, weapons, threats, religious abuse, cult mention
does it count as physical abuse if they never hit you but threatened to beat/hit you, grabbed you by the arm once, cornered you physically multiple times, broke into your room with a knife? is it valid to call that physical abuse even if there were never any bruises or hitting and it wasn’t an everyday occurrence? and is it valid to call something religious abuse if they forced you into churches or threatened to make u homeless if you don’t go, tried to push a religion on u, called you bad things for not going to the church, said all other people other than Christians are going to hell and so are we if we dont, and then when at the church they taught lgbtphobia, and not to do a lot of things like cursing, listening to music and movies other than Christian ones, because satan is all around and will get you through them? Is that the start of a cult? even if they dont make u go now and u didn’t go much
Hello!
I am so sorry you had to go through that. You did not deserve any of it. You are valid and your trauma is valid. Physical abuse can include blocking doorways, physically intimidating you and grabbing you. You are valid in referring to your experiences as physical abuse.
Religious abuse, also known as spiritual abuse, is when religious beliefs are used to manipulate, dominate and degrade others. It is valid to call what you went through religious abuse. Threatening homelessness can also fall into neglect and emotional abuse.
Here are some resources if you want to read further on the types of abuse! Sometimes, defining and understanding what you went through can be the first step on the healing journey.
Types of abuse:
It has been estimated that roughly two-thirds of those harming a vulnerable adult are family members, most often the victim’s adult child or
More on spiritual abuse:
It's probably not what you think.
Resource for healing from spiritual abuse:
The moment I realized I had been abused, I was staring at my computer screen. I’d been working on a book about reading the Bible without anx
-Mod Rue
