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Emotional Abuse

In emotional abuse, a person's emotions are controlled by another person. Criticizing, blaming, shaming, humiliation, and manipulation are the forms of emotional abuse. It affects the person's self-esteem and self-confidence, thereby negatively altering the individual's perception. It can be caused by anyone, including the partner, family, friends, and colleagues.

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I am extremely emotional and self-harm because of childhood abuse. Please help.

Query: Hi doctor, I am an 18 year old girl. When I was seven, my older brother (12) used to molest me. I do not know if it was traumatic as I do not remember crying or anything. Does this count as sexual abuse? Because of the young age of my brother, I do not know if it is related. But, I am extremely emot...  Read Full »

Dr. Sathya Prakash

Dr. Sathya Prakash

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Although what happened to you in your early childhood is beyond doubt, I would advise you to desist from making any correlation between your current problems and the abusive incidents. Like you accurately pointed out, at that age, you were unaware of the nature of the...  Read Full »

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