Violencia Emocional (Spanish Edition)

Emotional violence does not comprise an isolated event and its consequences perpetuate in a daily manner. The longer it goes on, the deeper the damage. In order to obtain and maintain power and control over their victim, abusers will proceed to humiliate and embarrass this person repeatedly. This way, they slowly erode the victim's self-image and decrease the ability to make decisions. Abusers attempt is to raise their own self-esteem by debasing their target without pity or respect. This kind of abuse requires daily proximity to the victim. This is the reason why abusers will often prey on an acquaintance, someone they claim they love and who, above all, is willing to tolerate such abuse. Emotional violence can precede physical violence. In fact, it is implicit in all repeated manifestations of violence and constitutes its most damaging aspect, causing wounds that take a long time to heal. In this book, Doctor Lammoglia explores the different types of emotional violence, most of which-unlike their devastating effects-can often go unnoticed.