Emotional Abuse Quiz Walking on Eggshells Millions of relationships walk on eggshells, in constant dread that their partners will set them off or make them feel bad. Anger management treatment does not address issues of verbal abuse and emotional abuse. If you do not change this pattern, your resentment inevitably will lead either to angry outbursts or to the quieter but just as hurtful alternative, “the silent treatment.” Eventually you'll cross the line into emotional abuse, making your partner feel disregarded, rejected, unattractive, incompetent, inadequate, or afraid. You have the power to prevent emotional and verbal abuse. |