Types of Trauma: Psychological Abuse (Mental, Emotional and Verbal Abuse)<br><br>


This list may surprise you, as these behaviors are learned in families and, until recently, have been socially acceptable. You may have been deeply harmed by these experiences but can't identify what happened to you. Like many others, you may find that when you raise your awareness of your own suffering ... that you may realize that you are inadvertently inflicting the same harm on others. Raising your awareness of destructive patterns of behavior, is the first step to positive change.
Types of Trauma: Psychological Abuse (Mental, Emotional and Verbal Abuse)
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Psychological abuse can be broken down into two sub-types:<br>

Passive Aggression<br>
Open Aggression<br>
What Is Passive Aggression?<br><br>

Blocking Discussions<br>
Preventing Problem Solving<br>
Breaking Promises<br>
Complaining<br>
Confusing<br>
Crazymaking<br>
Denying<br>
Distorting<br>
Entitlement<br>
Gossiping<br>
Ignoring<br>
Inconsistency<br>
Forgetting<br>
“Just Joking”<br>
Justifying<br>
Lying<br>
Diverting<br>
Mean Teasing<br>
Mind Games<br>
Minimizing<br>

 Misleading<br>
Rationalizing<br>
Role Expectations<br>
Sarcasm / Insincerity<br>
Silent Treatment<br>
Tricking<br>
Trivializing<br>
Undermining<br>
Unsolicited Advice<br>
Withholding Information<br>
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 What Is Open Aggression?
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Accusing<br>
Blaming<br>
Coercing<br>
Countering<br>
Criticizing<br>
Cussing<br>
Disgust<br>
Hostile Looks<br>
Hostility<br>
Intimidation<br>
Judging<br>
Name-Calling<br>
Ordering<br>
Punishing<br>
Retaliating<br>
Screaming<br>
Shaming<br>
Threatening<br>
Withholding Basic Needs<br>
~ food<br>
~ housing<br>
~ (basic survival needs)<br>
~ affection<br>
~ non-sexual touch<br>
Yelling <br>